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Blue-green Sharpshooter
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Blue-green Sharpshooter

Graphocephala atropunctata

Graphocephala atropunctata (Hordnia atropunctata) – called blue-green sharpshooter is a hemipteran bug endemic to California. It carries the phytopathogenic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa which infects the xylem of grape vines causing die-back – known as Pierce's disease. This leads to loss of productivity and economic damage to the California vineyards.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1064647.