Coppery leafhopper ( Jikradia olitoria ) by larose forest photos


24-Jul-2014	Christine Hanrahan

The white insect is a recently emerged leafhopper (the exuviae is below) and will look very different once the wings have dried and hardened off.

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LynnH		02-Apr-2021 01:21
Wow, I didn't know they started out like that. Very cool capture. V

Tom Murray		02-Apr-2021 01:17
Incredible shot with the newly emerged hopper with the discarded exoskeleton!

Raymond Ma		02-Apr-2021 01:02
Great shot of the emergence of life! V

Hank Vander Velde		02-Apr-2021 00:39
Excellent find and image well explained Christine.

Don Mottershead		01-Apr-2021 23:57
That's what I would look like if I disrobed and went out under the harsh sun. :(

bill friedlander		01-Apr-2021 23:37
Nice detail in the insect and leaf. The leafhopper has an angelic look. V

Walter Otto Koenig		01-Apr-2021 23:25
A fascinating image of this metamorphosis. "V"

laine		01-Apr-2021 23:19
Lovely delicate and sheer wings. Super shot. V

Jeff Real		01-Apr-2021 23:18
Excellent and fascinating work! V

Kuriacose Joseph		01-Apr-2021 21:16
Wow, the transformation process is amazing. Great shot.

hayl		01-Apr-2021 20:54
Wonderful photo.

joseantonio		01-Apr-2021 20:36
great capture and presentation.V.

globalgadabout		01-Apr-2021 20:31
what a revelatioin to see a leafhopper at this stage...it reminds of a grasshopper, and seems ready to take off..

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