LEAFHOPPER IMAGE 1.
16 Aug 2021. 8.30am. Bright sunshine. Yio Chu Kang Cres forest. Hard to photograph. Really hops from leaf to leaf. Seldom stay still.
Scientific Name: Bothrogonia addita Bothrogonia is a genus of leafhopper with a large number of species distributed across the Old World. They can be told apart from others in their tribe by the pattern of setae on the hind tibia.
https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/orange-sharpshooter | Singapore Geographic
LEAFHOPPER IMAGE 2.
PHOTOGRAPHY: SINGAPORE
WILDLIFE
An orange leafhopper ( Bothrogonia addita ), about 2
cm long in Yio Chu Kang Cres forest, Singapore, 19 Oct 2022, 6 PM.
It is a destructive pest
as it is a plant feeder that sucks plant sap from grass, shrubs or
trees.
Canon R5, AV, f/9, 11/20
sec, ISO 200
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UPDATE
AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-orange-leafhopper-seen-in-yio-chu.html
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