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Frog Hopper (Spittle Bug)

Description:

This Frog Hopper is about 9mm long. It looks plain brown to the eye, but is actually very pretty when magnified. It has dark magenta wings speckled with yellow dots. Family Cercopidae.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, semi-urban area on the outskirts of the city, 2,200 meters.

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2 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Thank you drP...

drP
drP 11 years ago

So pretty!

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

San Cristóbal, Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Mar 25, 2013
Submitted on Mar 26, 2013

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