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Monkeyhopper

possible Homeomastax sp

Description:

This little guy is about 2" round

Habitat:

Tropical humid forest in front of the ocean and at sea level

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10 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

They really are Oneng!!! Thanks and thanks for following me!

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Wouw...cute.

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Thanks Pal!

ThePalGuy
ThePalGuy 11 years ago

Great colours on this little critter

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Gracias Ismael y Gerardo! Thanks Mayra. They are lovely Anne. I found out by casual circumstance what they were.

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 11 years ago

excelente

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Great pic!

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

So colorful! I've seen these - but I didn't know they were called Monkeyhoppers - what a funny name!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wow very cool spotting!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Thank you very much Dana! I was just as amazed when I saw it the first time.

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 11, 2012
Submitted on Jul 22, 2012

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