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Oncometopia orbona
5 mm long blue leafhopper
Wetland area.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012
18 Comments
I never knew that - thanks John!
The Audubon Society Field Guide To N. A. Insects, states
"... This treehopper is called Sharpshooter because it leaps rapidly from danger with the speed of a sharpshooter,s bullet.".
Page 498
hehehe... yes!
Thanks Pam! It kind of conjures images of gun toting cowboys for me!
great name, for a wonderful photo of this colourful leafhopper.
lovely colors!
Thank you Megan!
great colors and detail!
Fantastic shots, Karen.
It was a very colorful little guy Carol!
Beautiful colors!
Thank you Amil & Alice!
Leanne, I find a lot of the names strange - I guess the scientist that first named it had his reasons!
Amazing!
Amazing colors!
I love his colours Karen! I wonder where he gets his common name from?
Thank you Kuheli & Oneng!
Cute, and I love the colour it is nice.
attractive