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Leafhopper

Dilobopterus instratus

Description:

About 2.5 cm long

Habitat:

Gardens

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Dilobopterus instratus


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13 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

:)

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!!!! iNCREDIBLE!!! Nice colors!!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae/Leafhoppers, Cicadellinae/Sharpshooters, Dilobopterus sp., Dilobopterus instratus.

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Looks like a "sharpshooter" leafhopper. There's a website here, that has an amazing collection of images: http://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/...

NicoleLook
NicoleLook 12 years ago

That is beautiful.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Si Carolina es de muy bonitos colores...

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Now that you mention that, I just notice a little ant, just by the hopper, looks like a minima of the leafcutter.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Wow, 2.5cm, that's huge for a leafhopper! This one looks amazing!

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Que tal la belleza de chicharra!!

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

Exceptional take!

AshleyAkers
AshleyAkers 12 years ago

If you don't mind, can I ask what kind of camera and lens you were using? Great shot by the way!

bowhunter187
bowhunter187 12 years ago

Wow absolutely beautiful nice shot

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Jun 26, 2011

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