Monday, August 22, 2005

Red-banded Leafhopper

Red-banded Leafhopper
Latin name: Graphocephala coccinea

These bugs are cute and colourful! I don't know how it's adaptive to be red and blue on a green leaf. Perhaps it's less conspicuous in the spectral range visible by its predators. In any case, they look great to humans. Teeny too (about 7mm).