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Blue Striped Leafhopper

Poecilocarda cosmopolita

Photo by MudWiggle
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Hopper, tiny, about 1cm long maybe. Bright emerald green and blue stripes with yellow highlights. Large black eyes. Seen just one and also seen in little groups

Habitat:

Rain forest foliage near the edge of a lake

Reference Links:

Poecilocarda – Wikipedia, Blue-striped Leafhopper (Poecilocarda cosmopolita) |

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The MnMs
Very cute and I bet it was really tiny! :-)

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