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05-02-2009, 12:24 PM
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| | | Bright Blue and Yellow Bug for ID
This photo was taken around last August in Wicklow, Ireland. Can someone ID it please.
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05-02-2009, 12:31 PM
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| | | Re: Bright Blue and Yellow Bug for ID
Cicadella viridis - female 
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05-02-2009, 12:34 PM
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| | | Re: Bright Blue and Yellow Bug for ID
Hi Dave,
This is an adult female Cicadella viridis, a large and common leafhopper in damp grassland during the summer
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05-02-2009, 01:26 PM
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| | | Re: Bright Blue and Yellow Bug for ID
What a beautiful insect  Great photo.
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05-02-2009, 01:32 PM
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| | | Re: Bright Blue and Yellow Bug for ID
its a lovely colour
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05-02-2009, 01:42 PM
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| | | Re: Bright Blue and Yellow Bug for ID
Thanks lance and tristan. I came accross her in Glendlough. Big lake with damp grasslands to the end.
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05-02-2009, 01:44 PM
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That's a new one to me. What a pretty insect and well observed. |
13-02-2009, 12:42 PM
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What a cool insect |
14-02-2009, 03:00 PM
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| | | Re: Bright Blue and Yellow Bug for ID
Cheers Guys and thanks for the comments. I'll be keeping an eye out for another one of these this summer.
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