Thorn Mimic Treehopper

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thorn Mimic Treehopper (probably Leptocentrus sp.) photographed at Pay Master Park, Matheran. As the name suggests, the thorn-like projections from this bug's thorax help disguise it as a part of the stem on which it stays motionless.

Canon 500D, Canon 100mm Macro USM
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/200
Av 11.0
ISO 1600
Flash On
Full frame

Thanks, C&C awaited.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Abhishek,
Is it full frame or cropped?

It is not easy to use built-in flash especially on a moist surface. The branch appears angled in, however that results in out of focus areas. Without the out of focus bright spot slightly above the treehopper, this image would have been better. Do you have any more images of this species? Attractive eyes.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Quite a different species. Good details. Cropping a bit from the left till before the start of the branch would be good. Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thanks.
Sabyasachi: Made a mistake in the original post... This is cropped a little from the bottom and right. I have a few other shots, but I like this one best for the angle.