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Originally Posted by paul m
Leafhoppers, froghoppers (treehoppers, cicadas) are all very closely related (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha) but have different life-styles. The froghopper nymphs live in the 'cuckoo spit' whereas the leafhoppers don't (I think!  must check up on this). So your original pictures were leafhoppers but, of course, your nymph is a froghopper.
And a plant that bears many species of insect is clearly a good one!  |
Oh - not what I expected to hear
- this seems to keep happening!
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Originally Posted by H Dogg
The best way to tell the difference of the two is Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) have numerous spines on the hind tibiae, whereas Froghoppers (Cercopidae) dont.
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That's useful to know. I don't think my close-up's will ever be detailed enough to tell though. I will keep looking out for them to see if I can find any different ones
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