Here’s a cute image for you: a cicada and its cousin, the leafhopper, in the same picture. If you look closely, you’ll see they look alike. Cicadas and leafhoppers belong to the same superfamily called Cicadoidea. Cicadas belong to the family Cicadidae, and leafhoppers belong to the family Cicadellidae.
Nice photo. You can see the resemblance between the two species. I didn’t know they were the same superfamily. I imagine the leafhoppers are quieter. Size difference is like a dog to an elephant.
Comment by Val Ann C — August 15, 2005 @ 7:35 am
that’s pretty interesting. I would love to get a shot like that.
Comment by Vince Matson — August 15, 2005 @ 5:54 pm
it glows
Comment by alyssa — September 12, 2005 @ 10:46 am
hey it glows
Comment by alyssa — September 13, 2005 @ 5:42 pm
i love cicadas and those kind live near me . i catch them every year. They are sooo buitiful! I also make houses for them.
Comment by Rose — August 10, 2006 @ 9:53 am
I figured it looked like a cicada when I first found out it was in the same super family
Comment by raddin — October 1, 2007 @ 6:24 pm