Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Planthoppers (Fulgoromorpha) » Fulgoroidea » Dictyopharid Planthoppers (Dictyopharidae) » Dictyopharinae » Phylloscelini » Phylloscelis » Black Leaf-Leg (Phylloscelis atra)
Photo#29709
Phylloscelis atra
Copyright © 2005 Jay Barnes

Phylloscelis atra
Licking County, Ohio, USA
August 26, 2005
Size: 6-7mm
Very odd-looking! Possibly some sort of planthopper? I didn't see anything in the guide.

Images of this individual: tag all
Phylloscelis atra Phylloscelis atra
Contributed by Jay Barnes on 28 August, 2005 - 12:06am
Last updated 29 May, 2007 - 11:47am

Vaderii
Great photo, and yes, very Vaderesque. I look forward to seeing an ID on this fellow.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 28 August, 2005 - 4:47am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo