A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Largest plant/leaf hopper I have seen...enormous. It measures nearly 1/2" long. It was attracted to a street lamp. Shot taken at night.
Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica half way through the six month dry season.
Spotted on Feb 18, 2012
Submitted on Feb 20, 2012
2 Comments
thanks jason
definitely a leafhopper....setose (hairy) hind legs are characteristic of family Cicadellidae