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Red-banded Leafhopper
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Red-banded Leafhopper

Graphocephala coccinea
BirdNET IDBN06189
Taxon groupInsecta
iNat observations25,957
Image sourceWikimedia
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Description wikipedia

Graphocephala coccinea is a meadow and woodland-dwelling species of brightly colored leafhopper native to North and Central America, from Canada south to Panama. Common names include candy-striped leafhopper, red-banded leafhopper, scarlet-and-green leafhopper, red-and-blue leafhopper, and sharpshooter. Adults measure 6.7–8.4 mm in length and have vivid blue (or green) and red (or orange-red) stripes on their wings and the top of their thorax combined with bright yellow coloration on their head, legs, abdomen, and elsewhere. Leafhoppers feed on plant sap with the aid of specialized mouthparts.

Translated Descriptions (3)

nl wikipedia
Graphocephala coccinea is een halfvleugelig insect uit de familie dwergcicaden (Cicadellidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1771 door Forster.
ru wikipedia
Graphocephala coccinea (лат.) — вид цикадок из подсемейства Cicadellinae (Cicadellini). Северная Америка (Канада, США, Мексика), Центральная Америка (Панама, Коста-Рика, Никарагуа) .
sv wikipedia
Graphocephala coccinea är en insektsart som först beskrevs av Forster 1771. Graphocephala coccinea ingår i släktet Graphocephala och familjen dvärgstritar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Common Names (3 locales)

en Red-banded Leafhopper
es Chicharrita de bandas rojas
fa زنجرک آبنباتی راهراه

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#56925
GBIF9693162
NCBI236401