Species

Graphocephala atropunctata (Blue-green sharpshooter)

Graphocephala atropunctata. Photo: (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Graphocephala atropunctata (Hordnia atropunctata) – called blue-green sharpshooter is a hemipteran bug endemic to California. 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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha (True hoppers)
        Infraorder: Cicadomorpha (Spittlebugs, cicadas, leafhoppers and treehoppers)
        Superfamily: Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and treehoppers)
        Family: Cicadellidae (Typical leafhoppers)
        Subfamily: Cicadellinae (Sharpshooters)
        Tribe: Cicadellini
        Genus: Graphocephala
        Subgenus: Hordnia
        Species: Graphocephala atropunctata (Blue-green sharpshooter)

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