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Green and red with yellow head flying (Red banded leafhopper)

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Red banded leafhopper, Graphocephala sp.
by: Moni

Rick
Looks like you two have figured this out.
I was going to say red banded leafhopper also but as you mention there are several that look similar. I think that may be what yours is.
One that looks similar on Bugguide is G. fennahi but it is only found on Rhododendrons. Since you found your leafhopper on on cuke it is not that one(unless you have lots of Rhodo's nearby?) It could also be G. teliformis.
Good luck with your search! Let us know what it is?
You could always send a photo to Bugguide for species id as there are some leafhopper specialists that view that site to ID insects better than I can. I am a generalist not a specialist on any insect group.
Here is the Bugguide site for the genus yours would be in if you want to look further.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/332/bgimage
Here is another site with a few of the species.
http://www.insectsofwestvirginia.net/h/graphocephala.html
That's what I needed!
by: Rick D

Thanks MydMo!
Red-Banded Leafhopper. It does seem like there are a few very similar types. I'll have to spend some time to figure out exactly what the differences are between species if I want to know more.
Google searches generally work well, but not so much for "yellow headed red green insect identification canada". "Leafhopper" on the other hand works quite well...!
Leafhopper
by: MydMo

It is a variety of leafhopper. Many of them are quite colorful.

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