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Blood froghopper Normal froghoppers drink plant juices, so a blood froghopper drinks....also plant juices.<br /> The scary name only refers to the red colored patches ;)<br /> <br /> Also called Red-and-black Froghopper<br /> Dutch name: Bloedcicade Cercopidae,Cercopis intermedia,Geotagged,Spain,froghopper Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Blood froghopper

Normal froghoppers drink plant juices, so a blood froghopper drinks....also plant juices.
The scary name only refers to the red colored patches ;)

Also called Red-and-black Froghopper
Dutch name: Bloedcicade

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Almost fooled me there :) Great capture in a great location. You're escaping the winter there? Posted 11 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    There are a couple of species of Cercopis. This is Cercopis intermedia with smaller spots and some red on the legs.
    http://aramel.free.fr/INSECTES10-8.shtml
    http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id94950/
    http://hemiptera.free.fr/Cle_Cercopidae.html     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      You are (like usual) right. I didn't know there where multiple species like this so I didn't check the specie details.
      Thanks for correcting me.       Posted 9 years ago

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The Cercopis intermedia

Cercopis intermedia is a species of froghopper found in the Southern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Dec 11, 2013. Captured May 22, 2013 15:33 in GR-421, 18414 Pitres, Granada, Spain.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/9.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm