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Spittlebug

Mahanarva costaricensis

Description:

These insects that look like leafhoppers make this barrier to protect themselves from the predators



1 species ID suggestions

JasonCryan
JasonCryan 8 months ago
spittlebug
Mahanarva costaricensis

5 Comments

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 7 months ago

Gracias :)

tibiprada
tibiprada 7 months ago

Fantastic !

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 8 months ago

Thanks for the ID Jason

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 8 months ago

Sure I will :)

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 8 months ago

Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...

Limón, Costa Rica

Lat: 10.10, Long: -83.51

Spotted on Sep 1, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012

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