 Graphocephala coccinea (Candy-Striped Leafhopper). | Leafhopper Graphocephala coccinea. Common names include candy-striped leafhopper, red-banded leafhopper, scarlet-and-green leafhopper, and red-and-blue leafhopper. These animals remind me of tropical fish and are just amazing. bug guide (this specimen, different photo): http://bugguide.net/node/view/547704 wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphocephala_coccinea |
 Graphocephala versuta (Versute Leafhopper). | A close relative of the former leafhopper: Graphocephala versuta. It is even smaller G. coccinea and reveals its amazing color patterns only in the magnified photograph. This species is more on the greenish side and has a black sawtooth markings at the apex.
bug guide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/549169 sharpshooters and leafhoppers of the world: http://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/sharpshooters/browserecord.php?-recid=612 |