Homalodisca insolita

TaxID: 1464806

Basic Information

Homalodisca insolita

Johnson Grass Sharpshooter, Johnson grass sharpshooter

Homalodisca insolita, the johnsongrass sharpshooter, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae. It is found in southern North America. It has been identified as a vector of Xylella fastidiosa, a crop-damaging bacterium, and it has been recorded spreading northwards into the south-eastern United States.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Cicadellidae

Homalodisca

insolita

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Homalodisca insolita
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(c) Francis Stiteler@BY-NC
Homalodisca insolita
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(c) skitterbug@BY
Homalodisca insolita
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(c) Richard Stovall@BY
Homalodisca insolita
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(c) Matthew Guilin@BY-NC-SA
Homalodisca insolita
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(c) Joe MDO@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (4 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Cenchrus echinatus Host
Prunus persica Host
Sorghum halepense Host
Vaccinium Host

Quarantine Status (30 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Belgium Unknow 2021
Bulgaria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Switzerland A1 list 2022
Cyprus Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Czechia Quarantine pests 2021
Germany Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Denmark Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Spain Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
Estonia Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2021
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Distribution (7 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

7
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Costa Rica Present —
Guatemala Present —
Honduras Present —
Mexico Present —
Panama Present —
El Salvador Present —
United States of America Present

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature