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Red-banded Leafhopper

Graphocephala coccinea

Photo by RiekoS
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Field Notes

Description:

Graphocephala coccinea is a meadow and woodland-dwelling species of brightly colored leafhopper native to North and Central America, from Canada south to Panama. - Wikipedia

Notes:

I think this is called Red-banded Leafhopper, but I am not sure.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
KarenSaxton
according to N American insects, Eaton/Kaufman there are 17 species
RiekoS
Karen, thank you for sharing this. I agree, it is exciting to find new information.
KarenSaxton
When I posted mine I was thinking Coccinia until I started looking on bug guide and other sites and realized there are many of these colorful little gems. I'm kind of excited to learn this :)
RiekoS
@Karen: I am not sure and I also made my notes that I wasn't sure. I am happy to correct the information, if I was a wrong. This was in 2013 and thank you so much for your attention to this.
KarenSaxton
Are you sure it isn't fennahi? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/109765448
Kyle A
Great spot. Thanks for sharing.
RiekoS
Thank you very much beaker98. I just added the ID.
beaker98
Yup, right you are! I love these little guys! The colors are fantastic.

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PublishedAugust 12, 2013

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