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Percevejo do maracujazeiro (Passion fruits leaf-footed bug)

Diactor bilineatus

Description:

This insect is considered the greatest plague of passionfruit.

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21 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Very nice Sergio! The leafy legs are extraordinary on the adult bugs.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

UAU!!!!! DEMAIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Parabéns Sergio!

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Amazing biodiversity you have.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Jakubko, Gilma, Argy Bee, Reza, AdamBT, Antonio, Maria, Yuko, Jill, Leanne, PongWira, Rieko, Carol, Alice, Karen, Emanuel & Scott, thank you very much.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

I want (to see) one!

emanuelgoyco
emanuelgoyco 11 years ago

So elegant!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

I'm speechless!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Awesome insect!

Carol Snow Milne 2
Carol Snow Milne 2 11 years ago

Sorry it is such a pest, but so colorful and love his leafy look.

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

I think this bug knew that this will make it famous.

PongWira
PongWira 11 years ago

Great spot!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Wow! He can come & eat my passionfruit anytime! He's beautiful :)

JillBlack
JillBlack 11 years ago

Wow a great photo sergio

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Just unbelievable! You blew my mind! Again!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Wow!

I agreed a perfect Carnival costum :-) amazing series,last photo is a great macro,but the first is also very good,congrats my friend

AdamBT
AdamBT 11 years ago

Amazing-looking creature!!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Dressed for the Carnival I see !

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Yet another ridiculous carnival bug! Keep 'em coming Sergio :-)

Noooo!! I love that bug and I love Passion flower/fruit. What does it do to the plant? I hope I never have to make decisions like that!!... : (

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Awesome! This guy must be "fashionably invasive." ;-)

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Guaraqueçaba, Paraná, Brazil

Spotted on Feb 9, 2013
Submitted on Feb 12, 2013

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