Graphocephala atropunctata

Graphocephala atropunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Cicadellidae
Genus:	Graphocephala
Species:	G. atropunctata
Binomial name
	Graphocephala atropunctata; (Signoret, 1854)
Synonyms
	Hordnia atropunctata;

Graphocephala atropunctata, commonly known as the blue-green sharpshooter, is a hemipteran bug endemic to California.^[1] It carries the phytopathogenic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa which infects the xylem of grape vines causing die-back – known as Pierce's disease. This leads to loss of productivity and economic damage to the California vineyards.

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References[]

^ "Blue-green Sharpshooter". School of Biological Sciences,University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

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[1] "Blue-green Sharpshooter". School of Biological Sciences,University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

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