Homalodisca liturata explained

Homalodisca liturata, also known as the smoketree sharpshooter or the lacertate sharpshooter,^[1] is a species of leafhopper native to North America.^[2] The smoketree sharpshooter uses a number of host species but prefers desert smoketree (Psorothamnus spinosus) where available.^[3] This is a comparatively large leafhopper at approximately 13 millimeters long. It, like other species in its genus, is a known vector of Xylella fastidiosa. Acoustic signaling is known to occur in both male and female smoketree sharpshooters.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Homalodisca liturata - Smoketree Sharpshooter . 2024-03-21 . bugguide.net.
2. Web site: Smoketree Sharpshooter (Homalodisca liturata) . 2024-03-21 . iNaturalist . en.
3. Book: Hogue, Charles L. . Insects of the Los Angeles Basin . Hogue . James N. . Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County . 2015 . 978-0938644-44-6 . 3rd . Los Angeles . 132 . en-us . 93084264 . 910654655.
4. Percy . Diana M. . Boyd . Elizabeth A. . Hoddle . Mark S. . Observations of Acoustic Signaling in Three Sharpshooters: Homalodisca vitripennis, Homalodisca liturata, and Graphocephala atropunctata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 1 January 2008 . 101 . 1 . 253–259 . 10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[253:OOASIT]2.0.CO;2 . free .