Citrus Flatid Planthopper (Metcalfa pruinosa) on the Lynn Valley Trail earlier this month. Although named for one of its host plant groups, Citrus, this species of Planthopper can and does develop on many different types of trees or shrubs. These Planthoppers mate in the Fall, and lay eggs which will overwinter. The nymphs that hatch from these eggs have waxy filaments covering them, and though a tree branch may be coated by these nymphs they rarely cause serious damage to their host plants. . . . . . . . #nature #ontario #lynnvalleytrail #citrusflatidplanthopper #metcalfa #metcalfapruinosa #planthopper #homoptera #insectecology #macrophotos #macrophotography #ontarioinsect #planthoppersofinstagram #simcoeontario #norfolkwild #blognorfolk #fulgoroidea #flatidae (at Simcoe, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFjfdwJgGau/?igshid=96a6kk7gratg
