Johnsongrass Sharpshooter

Homalodisca insolita · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Cicadellidae

Also called: Johnson grass sharpshooter

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Johnsongrass Sharpshooter
Photo: skitterbug, CC BY

The johnsongrass sharpshooter is a type of sharpshooter insect in the leafhopper family. It lives in the southern part of North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Homalodisca insolita is the scientific name for the johnsongrass sharpshooter.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This species is found in southern North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to southern North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Johnsongrass Sharpshooter photo 2
Photo: Richard Stovall, CC BY
Johnsongrass Sharpshooter photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Johnsongrass Sharpshooter photo 4
Photo: Melissa McMasters, CC BY
Johnsongrass Sharpshooter photo 5
Photo: Alex Stach, CC BY

Same family (Cicadellidae)

Red-banded LeafhopperRed-banded LeafhopperGraphocephala coccineaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCoppery LeafhopperCoppery LeafhopperJikradia olitoriaGreen LeafhopperGreen LeafhopperCicadella viridisGlassy-winged SharpshooterGlassy-winged SharpshooterHomalodisca vitripennisCan spread germs or diseaseRhododendron LeafhopperRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiDamages trees, gardens or cropsJapanese LeafhopperJapanese LeafhopperOrientus ishidaeCan spread germs or disease

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homalodisca_insolita

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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