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Sharpshooter Leafhopper

Egidemia inflata

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

Hopper of about 1cm in length. Upperside grey with some small yellow spots, underside is pale with grey markings. The most conspicuous are the bright red eyes.

Habitat:

Found in tropical rainforest around Laguna Miramar in Chiapas, Mexico.

Reference Links:

Sharpshooter Leafhoppers | Egidemia inflata Young 1968a: 181

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Nice sharpshooter. Looks like some of the Molomea genus.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2017

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