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Sharpshooter Leafhopper

Macunolla ventralis

Description:

this plant hopper measures around 5mm long.

Habitat:

900 meter elevation

4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Leafhopper/Sharpshooter, not Planthopper.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Ja, ja, ja... And once you can tell me the difference between the hoppers: plant or leaf? This one is I think definitely a Leafhopper, a sharp shooting one ;-)...
But what are actually plant hoppers?? Good night and see you otra vez...

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

It's a Cicadellidae/Leafhopper and Cicadellinae/Sharpshooter, Macunolla ventralis.

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on Mar 10, 2012
Submitted on Mar 12, 2012

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