Bog Leafhopper Helochara communis Fitch 1851    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Cicadellidae   >   Genus Helochara   

Description:

"This dark green leafhopper has the back and wings covered with pits... The male also has the tip of the antenna expanded, forming a black diamond-shaped 'club'" (Dr. Andy Hamilton/BugGuide).

Where to find:

Common on sedges (BugGuide).

There are 7 records in the project database.

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A Bog Leafhopper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/3/2018). Determined by Kyle Kittelberger/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Bog Leafhopper in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Bog Leafhopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/31/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bog Leafhopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/31/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bog Leafhopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bog Leafhopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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