Sharpheaded Sharpshooter Draeculacephala robinsoni Hamilton, 1985    Synonyms: Draeculacephala zeae.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Cicadellidae   >   Genus Draeculacephala   

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The most common eastern species in genus (Andy Hamilton/BugGuide).

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Occurs in tremendous numbers in corn fields but will also attack other grasses (Andy Hamilton/BugGuide).

There are 93 records in the project database.

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Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/28/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/29/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/17/2014). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) J. Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by James Bailey via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Sharpheaded Sharpshooter in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/27/2009). Determined by Andy Hamilton/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)


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