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Forest Leafhopper

Calodia sp.

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Wings greenish. Centre of the back has an inverted triangle of sorts in a darkish colour. Eyes are reddish brown. Looks like a pttern of running (straight)-stitch on the body.

Habitat:

There's this weedy patch of land right behind my office which they cleaned up recently. It used to be a haven for butterflies. Now only a few straggly plants are left; no butterflies...this leafhopper was on one of those leftover plants.

Notes:

Many Many thanks to Mark Ridgway for ID...you will need to scroll the reference a bit but he nailed it!.

Reference Links:

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Comments (7)
SukanyaDatta
CindyBinghamKeiser....added to Hopper's mission. I am sorry I do not have the name of the plant it was found on...is it OK for me to add a photo here? Or will that become another spotting then? I will definitely add information on food source in my next spottings. Thanks.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Nice looking Leafhopper! Please consider adding this to the global mission, The Hoppers: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096480
Mark Ridgway
sorry I've forgotten... maybe "homoptera india" into GoogleImages to here http://biologyforhighschool.net/?p=514 then "CALODIA india" in google images to your ref
SukanyaDatta
Mark, This is incredible...you are too good. Thanks. Wow! How did you get this reference?
Mark Ridgway
Forest Leafhopper - Calodia sp. http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2824/stories/20111202282406400.htm

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PublishedNovember 10, 2014

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