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Acanalonia conica
A chartreuse green Flatid type hopper with a lovely leaf venation pattern. The individual in the first 2 pictures has red eyes, while the one in the last picture has pale brown eyes. About 1 cm long. Family Acanaloniidae.
Came to an ultraviolet light. Finca Argovia, Ruta de Cafe, Soconusco area of southern Chiapas, Mexico. About 1 hour from Tapachula.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/845688/bgp... http://bugguide.net/node/view/566770 https://thingsbiological.wordpress.com/2... This last reference shows one of the nymphs, which are brown with waxy plumes. http://ag.udel.edu/research/planthoppers...
Spotted on Nov 19, 2015
Submitted on Mar 15, 2016
2 Comments
Thank you Thomas, I think you are right. :)
Looks like an Acanalonia species. Possibly A. conica
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15668/bgpa...