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Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

Homalodisca vitripennis

Description:

Flattened head and "glassy" wing patches. These sharpshooters are about 12 millimetres (0.5 in) in length. Their color is dark brown to black with black-and-yellow undersides, with yellow eyes, and the upper parts of the head and back are speckled with ivory or yellowish spots. The wings are transparent with reddish veins.

Habitat:

On a guard rail next to a road.

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gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Plano, Texas, USA

Spotted on Nov 15, 2013
Submitted on Nov 17, 2013

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