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Glassy-winged sharpshooter

Homalodisca vitripennis

Photo by Deb Bee
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a small creature, only about 1cm, very colorful. The sun created an iridescent pattern on the transparent and veined wings.

Habitat:

It landed on sorrel vines, have only seen it once.

Reference Links:

Glassy-winged sharpshooter - Wikipedia

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