Green Leafhopper ( Adult )

Description:

Order: Hemiptera ( True Bugs ) Family: Cicadellidae Genus: Cicadella - The leafhopper, is a 'True Bug'. -- True Bug: A wingless or four-winged insect, having mouthparts adapted for piercing or sucking. Any of the various insects of the order Hemiptera. Insects with sucking mouthparts, and forewings thickened and leathery at the base, usually show incomplete metamorphosis. True Bugs, have specialized mouthparts, to suck juices. Mostly, they suck fluids from plants. The proboscis of a True Bug, is more rigid, and cannot be rolled up. True Bugs, have hypodermic-needle-like mouthparts, that allow them to extract subsurface fluids, from plants and animals. - Leafhopper, is a common name applied to any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap, from grass, shrubs, or trees. There hind legs, are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs. They undergo partial metamorphosis. The leafhoppers, undergo direct development from nymph to adult, without a pupal stage. The family is distributed all over the world, and constitutes the second-largest hemipteran family, with at least 20,000 described species. Leafhoppers, have piercing-sucking mouthparts, enabling them to feed on plant sap. A leafhoppers diet, commonly consists of sap from a wide and diverse range of plants, but some are more host specific. Leafhoppers, are mainly herbviores. Leafhoppers, feed by sucking the sap of vascular plants, and are found almost anywhere such plants occur. The most common colors of varying leafhoppers, are greens and browns, which serve as a natural camouflage. Leafhoppers have wings, which do not lie flat when retracted, but fold tightly against the body. Leafhoppers, are small insects, the largest being approximately 13 mm in length. Most species, are no more than a few millimeters long. They have short, thin, bristle-like antennae, and a double row of spines, running along there hind legs. Leafhoppers, have two pairs of wings. Leafhoppers, are recognized by there piercing-sucking mouthparts, and by the presence of rows of spine-like setae ( hairs ), on there hind tibia. Leafhoppers, range in size from 2 to 30 mm in length. - This insect, had a head, thorax, and an abdomen. It had six legs, and two antennae. It had two pairs of wings. The rear legs, had spines on them. The color of this insect, was green. This insect was alive, and able to move and fly.

Habitat:

Leafhoppers, can be found on all continents, in nearly every habitat, that supports vascular plant life, including deserts, grasslands, wetlands, and forests. They are usually found feeding on the above-ground stems or leaves of plants. I saw a small, green insect, resting on the front door of my house.

Notes:

I went outside at 5:30 a.m. in the morning. I saw a small, green insect, resting on the front door of my house. This insect, had a head, thorax, and an abdomen. It had six legs, and two antennae. It had two pairs of wings. The rear legs, had spines on them. The color of this insect, was green. This insect was alive, and able to move and fly.