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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Jun 11, 2025

Is this a moth? I'm stumped in North Texas. Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 11, 2025

It’s a type of leafhopper (family Cicadellidae) known as a sharpshooter. There are several species that can have very similar color patterns – here is one example:

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R408MB/sharpshooter-graphocephala-sp-R408MB.jpg

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Jun 11, 2025

Thanks, Flapdoodle! I am not familiar with leafhoppers & look forward to learning about them. Appreciate the link :D

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