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Red-banded Leafhopper

Graphocephala coccinea

Description:

Some type of moth(?) sitting on my lettuce leaf.

Habitat:

Eastern North Carolina

Notes:

Saw this guy sitting on one of my lettuce leaves.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Red-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccinea Graphocephala - Graphocephala coccinea - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

jpjames82
jpjames82 10 years ago

Awesome. Thanks!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Cicadellidae/Leafhopper, Cicadellinae/Sharpshooters, Graphocephala coccinea. Actually not a moth, but a tiny leafhopper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphocepha...
Here are some general infos about leafhoppers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafhopper

jpjames82
Spotted by
jpjames82

New Bern, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jun 2, 2013
Submitted on Jun 2, 2013

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