Black and Red Froghopper by Enmos

Photography • Macro • posted on May 08, 2005

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Thanks for viewing !! :o) -- Black and Red Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata) Length 9 mm Cercopis vulnerata is a froghopper of the family Cercopidae and not uncommon. Most hoppers are fairly nondescript but this is one of the few species that are so distinctively coloured. Its larval life is spent covered in solidified foam feeding on sap from plant roots. The adults are seen for only a brief period in late spring and early summer, resting and mating on the upper parts of various plants, especially in wooded areas. Despite being fairly common, there are various aspects of its life history and ecology which are unclear - does it have only one food plant, for example? The adult is expected to emerge in the last two weeks of May and survive only into June but climate change may have altered this. They are vegetarian, feeding on plant tissue which they suck through a rostrum, or beak. Only the adult males have wings. The females and nymphs live wingless and often legless beneath protective scales. Hope you like :o) - Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my last upload, "Inside & Out" !! -- Many thanks, Jeroen

Comments (57)

logiloglu

7:19PM | Sun, 08 May 2005

wonderful shots. the colours compo looks fantastic.excellent macro photography !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!

sdowning

7:26PM | Sun, 08 May 2005

Wow--awesome photography and great composition on all three images!!!

Tedz

11:21PM | Sun, 08 May 2005

A fine Image...and Informative...as One would expect :]

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Margana

12:07AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

I'm sure you have, but I wonder if you've seen 'The Secret Life of Plants',(I think that's the title),because your work reminds me of that stunning photography.I love to see your work.It always awes me.(Except that wasp/snail thing,LOL).

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Chaos911

1:04AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

excellent sharp, super shot!!!!!

b2amphot

1:13AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

Wonderful trio of shots... quite the colorful little critter.

cynlee

1:22AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

but i wonder why they called that? i can only imagine... fine trio, the 3rd gives me the creepy crawlies :]

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WandM

2:24AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

Beautiful art of nature!

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Hesbe

2:47AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

Tr jolies compositions!

PapaGuru

4:37AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

Yep a small little treasure, second picture is my favourite, great work again!

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nathalie06

5:29AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

Great series of macro again ! I love the contrast between this Froghopper and the green of the grass. Bellissime !

tvernuccio

7:41AM | Mon, 09 May 2005

These are all gorgeous pictures!!!! so striking! he has gorgeous wings! the nymphs are wingless and legless usually? oh man...how awful! Fabulous DOF and all are wonderfully taken!

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Akinom

2:15PM | Mon, 09 May 2005

As always... I'm sitting here staring at your images in awe! Superb work, Jeroen!

Nasht

6:38PM | Mon, 09 May 2005

wingless and... legless??? how can this be? great pictures anyway! ;)

Michelle A.

7:17PM | Mon, 09 May 2005

I've never seen one before....! Beautiful!

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escafeld

9:04PM | Mon, 09 May 2005

I think our British froghoppers are green and hide in a mass of bubbles. LOL, that sounds like me in the bath!!! :)

parb1194

9:16PM | Mon, 09 May 2005

Great macro of this pretty hopper. Around here they are called leaf hoopers and they are green and blue with some yellow. Excellent and thanks!!!! ;o)

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ms-3Dstudio

4:21PM | Tue, 10 May 2005

Fantastic colours... Fantastic photo. Best regards, Mike.

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tibet2004uk

9:04PM | Tue, 10 May 2005

The middle shot is splendid!! And fascinating infos as usual! :)

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Richardphotos

9:06PM | Tue, 10 May 2005

I for one appreciate all these wonderful insects of yours and the expert macros

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nongo

9:09PM | Tue, 10 May 2005

Very nice series here Jeroen!!!!! I always appreciate all the facts too!!! brilliant work!!!

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tesla

11:51AM | Thu, 12 May 2005

Xlent macro!!!Cool little bug!!!

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snakemove

5:18AM | Tue, 17 May 2005

I saw that my mom took some shots too from this bug. What a lovely collage you made

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francinechristophe

1:46AM | Wed, 18 May 2005

Thanks for unexpected praise for bizarre friendship ! Here above my favorite is the last one, definitly. Super compo with only thes 2 crossed grass blades !

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