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Fletcher Wildlife Garden | all galleries >> True Bugs (Hemiptera) of the FWG (18 Galleries) >> Planthoppers (Superfamily: Fulgoroidea) > Planthopper Metcalfa pruinosa
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20-AUG-2010 Christine Hanrahan

Planthopper Metcalfa pruinosa

Thanks to Graham Montgomery for the tip about species name.

This was a new one for me. I had been looking for planthoppers for some time and concluded I was never going to see what is apparently a common insect. However, today was a lucky bug day for as I was photographing Enchenopa treehoppers I suddenly noticed this little critter resting on a twig. I thought it might be a tiny moth at first, but when it started to move I realized it was a planthopper! Great excitement. Great frustration too, because it was nearly impossible to photograph it. Eventually, after allowing me a few shots it dropped out of sight and I saw no more.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/60s f/2.8 at 5.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time20-Aug-2010 04:43:19
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ModelCanon PowerShot SX20 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length5 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Modematrix (5)
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Guest 21-Aug-2010 22:18
Very cool! I would suggest checking out Metcalfa pruinosa.
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