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Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennis
14,073 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 14,073 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Smoketree SharpshooterHomalodisca liturata
Speckled SharpshooterParaulacizes irrorata
Johnsongrass SharpshooterHomalodisca insolita
Broad-headed SharpshooterOncometopia orbona
Homalodisca ichthyocephala
Oncometopia hamiltoni
Privet LeafhopperFieberiella florii
Meadow SpittlebugPhilaenus spumarius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 8,001 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 6,668 |
| California | 974 |
| Louisiana | 790 |
| North Carolina | 562 |
| Georgia | 477 |
| Alabama | 466 |
| Mississippi | 356 |
| South Carolina | 206 |
| Arkansas | 96 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Typical Leafhoppers · Cicadellidae |
| Genus | Homalodisca |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Glassy-winged Sharpshooter with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.