Red Banded Leaf Hopper by GBCalls
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Description
Graphocephala coccinea is the name I found on the Gugguide.net website Lee directed me to. (http://bugguide.net/node/view/518)The leafhopper is about 3⁄16 of an inch (5 mm) long and has vivid blue (or green) and red (or orange-red) stripes on its wings and the top of its thorax combined with bright yellow coloration on its head, legs, abdomen, and elsewhere.
This is one more photo from the same few minutes I spent at the lily patch earlier in the week. I will have one more bug to post then will switch out to something else. Hope you enjoy the day. Thank you for any comments, they are all greatly appreciated. -GB-
Comments (20)
Excellent macro captured by you.
...ein sagenhaft schönes Foto von dem kleinen Insekt! Und so farbenfroh - solche haben wir leider nicht!
WOW!
great shot!
I have one of these tiny bugs in my gallery.if it was not for the vivid colors they would be hard to spot.exceptional clarity and detail
Excellent use of diagonal lines, very clear close up.
A great creature and photo!
Wow! Now thats a macro! Awesome capture and what a pretty color it is! I like the POV too, sometimes I forget to change that on my works...but I am paying attention and learning, lol! Thank you again for the tips! I really am enjoying all the 'new' things in my life!
Wonderful pic and a super bug!
Wonderful and so colourful ! They are able to jump futher than anything for their size
excellent macro! :)
Wow! Wonderful capture!
A very nice colorful little critter...
fabulous macro work love its colors and stripes!!!
So tiny with such pretty colors. Great catch.
I know how tiny these guys are, so I appreciate the shot even more. I have managed to get shots of about 4 or 5 different species of leaf hoppers this year and each was uniquely colored. Some looked rather bland with just my eye but after downloading them, I am amazed at the colors that often become visible. Unfortunately, not many were this good and most were much worse, lol. You got a clean crisp shot full of detail. Thanks for sharing. BTW - BugGuide.com is indeed a very good reference source for North American insects. I recommend it to anyone interested in species ID and info. Lee
Awesome!
what an interesting bug ...well captured !
These are cool! Great shot, bravo! I saw one so far all summer and botched the shot.
these guys aren't easy to photograph; they are so tiny! In fact, the first time I took a picture of one of these, I had no idea the patterns they have! Until I brought it up on my monitor, I thought WOW... now, THIS is COOL. :) And it is :) Good job! lol