Graphocephala coccinea

Graphocephala coccinea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadellidae
Genus:	Graphocephala
Species:	G. coccinea
Binomial name
Graphocephala coccinea (Forster, 1771)
Synonyms
Cicada coccinea Forster, 1771 Tettigonia quadrivittata Say, 1830 Tettigonia picta Walker, 1851 Tettigonia teliformis Walker, 1851 Tettigonia idonea Fowler, 1900

Graphocephala coccinea is a meadow and woodland-dwelling species of brightly colored leafhopper native to North and Central America, from Canada south to Panama.^[1] Common names include candy-striped leafhopper, red-banded leafhopper, scarlet-and-green leafhopper red-and-blue leafhopper and "sharpshooter

Adults measure 6.7–8.4 mm in length and have vivid blue (or green) and red (or orange-red) stripes on their wings and the top of their thorax combined with bright yellow coloration on their head, legs, abdomen, and elsewhere.

Leafhoppers feed on plant sap with the aid of specialized mouthparts.