Homalodisca liturata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Homalodisca liturata, also known as the smoketree sharpshooter or the lacertate sharpshooter, is a species of leafhopper native to North America. The smoketree sharpshooter uses a number of host species but prefers desert smoketree (Psorothamnus spinosus) where available. This is a comparatively large leafhopper at approximately 13 millimeters long. It, like other species in its genus, is a known vector of Xylella fastidiosa. Acoustic signaling is known to occur in both male and female smoketree sharpshooters. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smoketree Sharpshooter sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 190 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–June, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smoketree Sharpshooter in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, July–August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smoketree Sharpshooter sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Smoketree Sharpshooter sightings, Joshua Tree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Saguaro National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Smoketree Sharpshooter that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Western Leaf-Footed Bug (about 20%), Oak Wax Scale (about 20%) and California Bordered Plant Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smoketree Sharpshooter is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
