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Dr Hari Venkatesh K R
25-07-2014, 07:35 PM
Found this small insect on our terrace. The insect measures almost the size of a pepper corn. Sorry for a poor background with dried leaves. Requesting ID help
Canon EOS 7D, 55 to 250 mm
Aperture - 5.6
SS - 1/200
ISO - 160

Roopak Gangadharan
26-07-2014, 02:05 PM
Nice, can't remember seeing this before.
TFS
roopak

Mrudul Godbole
26-07-2014, 06:55 PM
Very interesting sighting, not seen this one before. Abhishek can you help with the id :)? Thanks for sharing.

Dr Hari Venkatesh K R
01-08-2014, 03:28 PM
Have got a tentative ID for this. They are known as Fluffy bums, the nymph of Scolypopa australis. Request experts to validate it.

Sabyasachi Patra
03-08-2014, 09:25 PM
Interesting. Wish you had a macro lens and the details would have come out better. Since the number of such tiny creations of nature is so large, with each playing a role of their own in this ecosystem, I wonder if one can call himself/herself as an expert. Thanks for sharing.

Abhishek Jamalabad
04-08-2014, 04:21 PM
It does look like a planthopper (Fulgoroid) nymph. It is better not to go as far as Genus/species ID based on appearances alone. I like the unusual spacious perspective with the shallow DoF.