Graphocephala atropunctata
Graphocephala atropunctata, commonly known as the blue-green sharpshooter, is a hemipteran bug endemic to California.[1] It carries the phytopathogenic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa which infects the xylem of grape vines causing die-back – known as Pierce's disease. This leads to loss of productivity and economic damage to the California vineyards.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Graphocephala |
| Species: | G. atropunctata |
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| Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret, 1854) | |
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References
- "Blue-green Sharpshooter". School of Biological Sciences,University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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