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The Broad-headed Sharpshooter is a leafhopper. As a group, the sharpshooters are among the largest of the North American leafhoppers. The Broad-headed Sharpshooter is the only common and widespread member of its genus in the eastern U.S., and the only member of its genus known to occur in Maryland. It feeds on plant sap, and these feeding activities can spread plant pathogens.
Adults apparently over-winter (see photos).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Kent Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Close up of a Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/5/2013).
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Close up of the head of a Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/5/2013).
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A female Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/10/2015). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2013). Don notes,'The white wing spots are clumps of wax that the female uses to cover and protect her eggs. She is ready to oviposit.'
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/10/2014).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/15/2013).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/23/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/14/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/26/2024). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/15/2014).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter along the C&O Canal in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/29/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/31/2024). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Howard Co., Maryland (6/18/2013).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter found roosting in January in Howard Co., Maryland (1/16/2014). Notes from Bonnie Ott: "In a little group under a log in the leaf litter! It might be commonly known but I have never found them in the winter before. My guess is they hibernate until spring? This little one started to move about as the sun rays hit him. I placed him back with his friends and gently covered them with the log."
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A female Broad-headed Sharpshooter covering her eggs in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/9/2012).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooters mating in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter nymph in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/8/2014).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter nymph in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). Determined by John Schneider/BugGuide.
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter nymph at Woodend Nature Sanctuary in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/14/2015).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter nymph in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2014).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/20/2020). (c) dryad-dancing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/16/2020). (c) moonchild 161, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A molting Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2020). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2022). (c) solomon hendrix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Broad-headed Sharpshooter falls prey to a spider in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Source: Wikipedia
Oncometopia orbona | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Genus: | Oncometopia |
Species: | O. orbona
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Binomial name | |
Oncometopia orbona (Fabricius, 1798)
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Oncometopia orbona, the broad-headed sharpshooter, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oncometopia orbona species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Oncometopia orbona". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Oncometopia orbona Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Oncometopia orbona Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Dmitriev, D. (2009). "Nymphs of some Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) with description of a new tribe". ZooKeys (29): 13–33. doi:10.3897/zookeys.29.223.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Oncometopia orbona at Wikimedia Commons