探検昆虫

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

Homalodisca vitripennis

The Glassy-winged Sharpshooter is a colorful insect with big wings that look like glass! They are known for their jumping skills and love to sip on plant juices.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Glassy-winged Sharpshooter is a dark brown to black insect, approximately half an inch long, with distinctive light yellow spots on its head and thorax. Its most striking feature is its transparent, 'glassy' wings, which are slightly tinted with red veins, giving it a unique, see-through appearance.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHemipteraCicadellidaeHomalodisca
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
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Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Glassy wings look see-through, helping it blend into leaves.

It carries invisible germs that can make grapevines very sick!

It drinks hundreds of times its body weight in plant juice every day!

This tiny bug can shoot water out its rear like a miniature cannon!

特殊能力

能力

Super Sip-and-Strip

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter can drink huge amounts of plant sap because of its powerful piercing-sucking mouthparts that helps them access plant xylem.

能力

Liquid Launch

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter can shoot tiny jets of water from its rear end because of its efficient digestive system that helps them get rid of excess sap.

能力

Invisible Pest Carrier

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter has a special ability to carry harmful bacteria that helps them spread serious diseases between many different plants.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
24-28 mm
サイズ
12-14 mm
寿命
60-90 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

This insect drinks nutrient-poor sap from plant stems and leaves all day long.

主な食物

  • Grapevine sap
  • Citrus tree sap
  • Oleander sap
  • Almond tree sap

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

shelters

Xylella bacterium

Xylella fastidiosa

Carries and protects bacteria that cause plant diseases.

eats

Common Grape Vine

Vitis vinifera

Feeds on sap, often spreading deadly Pierce's Disease.

eats

Sweet Orange

Citrus sinensis

Feeds on sap, potentially transmitting citrus variegation.

eats

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Feeds on sap, common host in gardens and landscapes.

parasitizes

Sharpshooter Parasitoid Wasp

Gonatopus ashmeadi

Larval wasps develop inside and consume sharpshooter nymphs.

特徴

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コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

These insects are not dangerous, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

よくある質問

Glassy-winged Sharpshooterの翼開長は何ですか?

24-28 mm

Glassy-winged Sharpshooterのサイズは何ですか?

12-14 mm

Glassy-winged Sharpshooterの寿命は何ですか?

60-90 日

Glassy-winged Sharpshooterは何を食べますか?

This insect drinks nutrient-poor sap from plant stems and leaves all day long.

Glassy-winged Sharpshooterは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Glassy-winged Sharpshooterはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Glassy-winged Sharpshooterの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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