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Pink-eyed Sharpshooter

Description:

A Sharpshooter Leafhopper with eyes like pink agates. About 8 mm in length. Family Cicadellidae.

Habitat:

On a woody plant, Rancho Nuevo Park, 10 km west of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.

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2 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 5 years ago

Hi Neil, yes, it does look sad, pink eyes from too much crying.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

Great spotting, Lauren. And you're right about the eyes. It's a beautiful pink, but looks sad too.

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 1, 2018
Submitted on Jul 28, 2018

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