Graphocephala atropunctata
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Genus: | Graphocephala |
Species: | G. atropunctata
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Binomial name | |
Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret, 1854)
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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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Image showing the pattern on one's back
References[]
- ^ "Blue-green Sharpshooter". School of Biological Sciences,University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
Categories:
- Cicadellini
- Insects described in 1854
- Cicadellidae stubs