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CANDY-STRIPED LEAFHOPPER: Graphocephala coccinea
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 Finally, a name that makes sense.
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 Shot at Tomkins Square park in heart of NYC's East Village.
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 Pretty sure this is a nymph newly molted
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 The stripes and coloring on the hopper and the leaf kind of make my eyes go crazy
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 Just
learned that it is coating itself with special protein particles
called brochosomes to prevent drying out! Check out the
yoga pose at the end.
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This
is not sped up at all, this acrobatic shellac frenzy was
dizzying to witness.
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LEAFHOPPER: Agallia quadripunctata
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 A really wee hopper, cool face mask
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 A really wee hopper, cool face mask
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 A really wee hopper, cool face mask
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LEAFHOPPER: Chlorotettix necopinus
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 A really wee hopper, cool face mask
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COPPERY LEAFHOPPER: Coelidia olitoria
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 Male, small fellow looking like its copper needs a little polishing.
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 Shy female
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 LOVE! How cool is this proud nymph??!!
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 Gorgeous nymph from top
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 This one has more of a tan... ha or closer to adult coloring?
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 This is about the size of a flea.
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 Previous nymph headon, silly, isn't it?
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LEAFHOPPER: Cuerna obesa
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 Cool coloration, washed out alittle in this phoot, pre SLR camera, sorry!
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LEAFHOPPER: Euptryx urticae
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 Handsome side view
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 So much patterning on such a little creature, about the size of an overcooked grain of rice.
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 Hanging with a Scaphytopius frontalis leafhopper nymph
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LEAFHOPPER: Gyponana
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 Looks like a small green leaf, eh?
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 Pale nymph nearing adulthood
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 Looks like a gummy bug
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 The ghost of Gyponona past
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 I like its beady white eyes
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 So translucent, glad it wasn't sunny out
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 Two on opposite sides of a leaf
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 Two again on the same side this time
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LEAFHOPPER: Scaphytopius frontalis
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 Ha, nymphs crack me up
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 I mean look at this buggus interruptus with its funny tail...
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Hanging with a Euptryx urticae leafhopper
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LEAFHOPPER: Tylozygus
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 How hip is the coat on this one?
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 Top view of amazing striped pattern
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 Stretching out a kink in its knee.
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SHARPSHOOTERS: Draeculacephala
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 check out the pointy nose and spines along its tibia
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 Great camouflage coloring
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 Subtle pretty patterning on its pointy face
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 Backside view
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 Another cool find, a nymph lacking wings still, but distinct silhouette
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 Pretty proud of its nymphal nudity I'd say
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SHARPSHOOTERS: Neokolla hieroglyphica
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 Is it the lighting or is it newly molted? A paler pastel laefhopper
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 Can't figure out its mouth parts quite yet.
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SHARPSHOOTERS: Oncometopia orbona
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 Talk about a varied group, this one's shape and coloring is so different from previous.
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 Looks like a marble statue. I witnessed it "sharpshooting" but couldn't get a photo and hadn't figured out shooting video just yet, argh...
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