Partridge bug ( Scolops sulcipes ) by larose forest photos


05-Sep-2021	Christine Hanrahan

An unusual looking planthopper, this one in the Family Dictyopharidae.

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/160s f/4.0 at 11.5mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Carl Carbone		06-Sep-2021 23:26
One I've not seen! Nice find and capture.

hayl		06-Sep-2021 23:11
It looks poised to hop. Strange looking indeed but a great photo.

globalgadabout		06-Sep-2021 23:04
it appears to be part platypus, and not even in a pear tree..

LynnH		06-Sep-2021 22:41
It's cute! V

Pierre Martin		06-Sep-2021 22:35
such a find and special shape, great capture!

Helen Betts		06-Sep-2021 22:15
Interesting looking insect, and a great closeup of it. V.

Raymond Ma		06-Sep-2021 22:05
So interesting looking with that long snout. V

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