The glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis, formerly known as H. coagulata) is a large leafhopper (family Cicadellidae), similar to other species of sharpshooter. It is native to southeastern United States. It is of economic concern in California because it can spread the plant-pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Glassy-winged Sharpshooter being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cicadellidae
- Genus
- Homalodisca
- Species
- Homalodisca vitripennis
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