Private location. Observed on the East side of the Andes in Ecuador at about 12,500 ft. Elevation
Private location. Observed on the East side of the Andes in Ecuador at about 9,000 ft. Elevation
Private location. Observed on the East side of the Andes in Ecuador at about 6,000 ft. Elevation
Private location. Observed on the East side of the Andes in Ecuador at about 6,000 ft. Elevation
Apparently planthoppers in the family Issidae have these insane tufts emerging from their backsides when they're nymphs. How crazy is that.
ID provided by Andy Hamilton on BugGuide.
Cyphonia clavata. La Fortuna de San Carlos, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica.