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Flatid Planthopper

Metcalfa pruinosa (Say)

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SanjaySaklani
SanjaySaklani 12 years ago
Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa (Say) Juvenile Plant Hopper | Project Noah


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Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks SanjaySaklani, Martinl and everybody else!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 12 years ago

Oh he's beautiful!

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

I think the 'tail' is uric acid crystals...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spidermanbr...

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

That's the fluffiest fluffy-bum I've ever seen.

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Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

I found them all over the guava tree and the lemon tree..

Apple
Apple 12 years ago

Awesome! I love these!

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MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

This is a nymph of a leafhopper.
They often produce waxy or fluffy projections to make them hard to eat, or easy to hide.
Here is a similar one I found http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/897...

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Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Incredible grate photo!

Nitch
Nitch 12 years ago

Woww... nice shot... i think it would help if you could tell us where u found this... on which plant...etc...

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Christiane
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Christiane

4816, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jan 8, 2012
Submitted on Mar 21, 2012

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