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Homalodisca vitripennis
Gray insect about 1 1/2 cm long with segmented abdomen and red eyes. When it knew I was watching, it started rocking back and forth and slowly walked away. It then jumped to a nearby branch. It does not have wings. Last image shows it laying low trying to hide.
This hopper was on an unknown leaf in backyard. Next to Sophonia orientalis and Scaphytopius sp. Leafhoppers.
I believe this is in its fifth instar but possibly its fourth.
@Darwinist, You were right! It's a Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Nymph! I didn't think a nymph could be so big :) Thanks again.
Thank you both. Darwinist, I have the suggested Sharpshooter on a different spotting at: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/719... I even have a video of it doing some sharpshooting :)
Looks like a sharpshooter. Not sure of the exact species. They are related to leaf hoppers.
Spotted on Sep 16, 2011
Submitted on Sep 16, 2011
