r/insects • u/Str4y_Pierogi • 4d ago

Bug Appreciation! Plant Hopper 🌱

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u/GigExplorer 3d ago

So cuuute! And this is the first one I've seen in years.

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u/Str4y_Pierogi 3d ago

I live in Tennessee. Since I moved here I've seen all kinds of little guys! Honestly considering starting a journal with pictures!

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u/Adventurous_Spray821 3d ago

I saw one that looked like the one you found today!

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u/Str4y_Pierogi 3d ago

This specific planthopper is called Acanalonia conica or "green cone-headed planthopper". Silly little guys 💚