Candystriped Leafhopper

Identification
Location:  Boston, MA
October 3, 2010 2:42 pm
I’ll appreciate if you could identified this insect. We have never seen one like this in Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA
Thanks
RB
Signature:  Sanpico

Candystriped Leafhopper

Hi Sanpico,
This Leafhopper is one of the Sharpshooters and it is commonly called the Candystriped Leafhopper,
Graphocephala coccinea.  It is a common species that is suspected of spreading viruses to plants it feeds upon.

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