Amazon Pics Part 73

Moebius · Post by **Moebius** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:42 am

3 more:

Pretty as a Persian Rug

Seems an odd position for a fly...very streamlined

Ok, I don't know if this is an insect or a Northern Pike with wings. Don't even ask me where the mouth is....

Ken Nelson
Canon 30D
Sigma 150mm

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:55 am

WOW...that moth is beautiful. I am going to go out on a limb and say that the third picture is another tree hopper

Incredible photos

If you turn your laptop upside down, I bet those are not his eyes either. It looks like the smaller spheres could be the eyes. I think I remember seeing a cicada with a long beak like that also

Just some observations.

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:57 am

Very attractive and unususal!

But thats how those Amazon folks appears.

I like that "Persian carpet".

The third one is like a sort of flying barracuda.

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:24 pm

The third one is a Fulgorid species for sure, never seen that before though, it reminds me somewhat of the "Peanut Head Fulgorid" (Fulgora laternaria). The head is up and the eyes are at the base of the bizarre headlike snout.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:36 pm

Great images, pretty moth, fantastic.

The last one sort of reminds me of a "cricket bat" but what do I know, I never watch sports anyway.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:23 am

Ok, so now we have leafhoppers, treehoppers, and now Fulgorid Planthoppers.

Still a lot of hoppers in the Amazon