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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Membracoidea) » Typical Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) » Deltocephalinae » Paralimnini » Paralimnina » Flexamia

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Copyright © 2017 John Rosenfeld

Leafhopper - Flexamia -

Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 7, 2015

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Leafhopper - Flexamia - female

Leafhopper - Flexamia - female

Leafhopper - Flexamia - female

Leafhopper - Flexamia - female

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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 10 September, 2017 - 9:07pm

Ventral pics

John, for ventral shots like this, do you have the bug just lying on a table or other horizontal surface (with the camera pointing straight down, which is kind of an awkward position for the photographer)? I'm working on getting good ventral shots and would like to be able to even approach your level of quality.

… John Schneider, 19 July, 2020 - 10:43am

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I do all my shots the same way mostly

I have brief description in my user info but I shoot them in a petri dish on a white surface with a Canon MP-E 65mm. The camera is hand held and I have really strong lighting so I can see if the image is in focus. It would be easier if the camera was mounted on a stand with a focusing rail but I generally shoot live shots and the bugs move around too much.

… John Rosenfeld, 19 July, 2020 - 11:50am

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Thanks

I looked up those illuminators; very nice. I have inexpensive Ikea gooseneck LEDs, but I bet what you've got is much more effective.

… John Schneider, 19 July, 2020 - 11:57am

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They put out a highly focused beam

They are expensive but I have found good deals on ebay. They seem to have a fairly high failure rate though...

By the way, to get a ventral like that I wait till the bug is still then flip the petri dish over.

… John Rosenfeld, 19 July, 2020 - 12:35pm

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petri dishes

My cheap plastic petri dishes are so scratched up that photos through them look terrible. What kind are you using? [Edit: Never mind, I found some less scratched ones!]

… John Schneider, 23 July, 2020 - 10:23pm

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Ventral

Ah, ok. I should try that (flipping the dish). Thanks. Will see what I decide about the focus lighting.

… John Schneider, 19 July, 2020 - 1:09pm

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