#planthoppers

hello my dears... planthopper with large eyebrows today...

this is my first time finding anything like this in the forest. a planthopper (nymph i think?) with large bushy eyebrows. looks very distinguished. a top hat would go very well with it

in addition to the normal fluffy hairy appearance that planthopper nymphs possess, this one also has a 'star' on its head. very pretty! one of the stranger planthopper nymphs ive seen

Superfamily Fulgoroidea

although i handle plenty of shy animals for easier photos, Siphanta acuta is definitely not one of them, as they're usually happy enough standing completely still on their branch of choice and bothering them for a better angle will just result in them jumping away. so it's certainly a surprise that this one ended up on my finger somehow and was so polite about it

A: Because they don't have a serious bone in their body

*loud booing, groaning*

Anyway here's Apache degeeri, a silly derbid planthopper

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TODAY'S FACT IS

Did you know that the Blue Lantern Bug (Pyrops coelestinus) is a species of planthopper found in southeast Asia? Most commonly, they are found in Cambodia, but relatively recently they were found in Vietnamese records as well. They get their name from the royal blue hind wings. Like a number of other planthoppers, they have a protrusion on their head that stretches out and recurves back.

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Gorgeous. They’re so pretty.

green cone-headed planthopper, i believe

i think this guy is a green darner? he was just chilling on the wall outside my taco bell when i worked there. big as hell, just hangin out