This post originated from an RSS feed registered with Java Buzz by Elliotte Rusty Harold. Original Post: Taiwanese Leafhopper Feed Title: Mokka mit Schlag Feed URL: http://www.elharo.com/blog/feed/atom/? Feed Description: Ranting and Raving Latest Java Buzz Posts Latest Java Buzz Posts by Elliotte Rusty Harold Latest Posts From Mokka mit Schlag

Sophonia orientalis
Irvine, 2009-07-16

This introduced species from Taiwan shows up on my balcony occasionally. It’s a little less than half a centimeter long. The spots on its hindquarters are fake eyes. In the field at night they really do look like eyes, and consequently the bug appears to walk backwards.

• BugGuide
• Bionomics and Taxonomy of Leafhopper Sophonia orientalis (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), a Pacific Pest Species in the Macaronesian Archipelagos