Orange sharpshooter
This diurnal leafhopper is bright orange with black speckling, and it pierces plant stems with needle like mouthparts from India to the Philippines.
| Where | Streams, paddy fields and foliage |
|---|---|
| Size | 9 to 11 mm body length |
| When | January to December |
The Orange sharpshooter is a small leafhopper with a bright orange body marked with black spots, easily spotted against green foliage in gardens, cropland and streamside vegetation.
Adults and nymphs feed by piercing plant tissue and sucking sap, and the species is active by day across a wide range from India and China through Southeast Asia to the Philippines.
Traits
Habitat
Farmland
Colour
Orange, Black
Active
Day
To people
Not known to bother people; it feeds on plant sap rather than biting or stinging.
Activity through the year
Often confused with
Is green to yellow green with black spots on the head and thorax, rather than uniformly orange like the Orange sharpshooter.
Questions
Is the Orange sharpshooter dangerous to people?
Not known to bother people; it feeds on plant sap rather than biting or stinging.
When can you see the Orange sharpshooter?
The Orange sharpshooter can be seen from January to December, by day.
Plate retouched from a photo by Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist Licence
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