Huntington Beach, CA. 09/16/08. © Don Pace.

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

Homalodisca vitripennis (=coagulata)

Hemiptera: Cicadellidae

An agricultural pest originating in the southeastern United States and arriving in Orange County about 1990. It feeds on at least 73 species of plants including sunflower, hollyhock, okra, cotton, corn, cowpeas, oak, ash, silktree, crapemyrtle, and peach, and is a vector of several plant diseases including phony peach disease, Pierce's disease of grape and Oleander leaf scorch.


Huntington Beach, CA.07/31/08. © Don Pace.

Huntington Beach, CA. 09/16/08. © Don Pace.

Irvine res. 7-10-09. © Ron Hemberger

Irvine res. 7-10-09. © Ron Hemberger

Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 9/7/10. © Peter J. Bryant. Contact for originals.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 9/7/10. © Peter J. Bryant. Contact for originals.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 9/7/10. © Peter J. Bryant. Contact for originals.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 9/7/10. © Peter J. Bryant. Contact for originals.

Nymph. Irvine res. 7-8-09. © Ron Hemberger

Nymph. Irvine res. 7-8-09. © Ron Hemberger