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Froghopper (Prosapia bicinctai)

The froghoppers, or the super family Cercopoidea, are a group of Hemipteran insects, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, giving the group their common name, but they are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs which encase themselves in froth (Known as cukcoo spit) in springtime.
Photographed using my Canon EOS 400D and Canon Ultrasonic maco lens EFS 60mm f1:2.8 & Hoya 0UV filter.
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17 comments

Stormlizard said:

Thank you Frank.
10 years ago ( translate )

Stormlizard said:

Thank you Liang.
10 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Not a threat to us though Bernie.
10 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Thanks, yes there are many different ones, I usually see grey ones.
10 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Thank you Roy.
10 years ago

HappySnapper said:

Very good macro, certainly have not come across these before.
10 years ago

Stormlizard replied to HappySnapper:

Thank you very much.
10 years ago

Jenny McIntyre said:

That's the one who leaves 'cuckoo spit' all over the place. Hmmm it's a nice looking bug [if you can get a nice looking bug] LOL
10 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Yes Jenny, one of many in the group, I often see greyish ones here.
Well you know they say that Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
10 years ago

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿ said:

Very good capture !
10 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Thank you Christiane.
10 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Thank you Kenny.
10 years ago

Stormlizard said:

Thank you Birkit.
10 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

Excellent macro!
7 years ago ( translate )

Stormlizard replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…:

Thanks very much Sami.
7 years ago ( translate )