by drkrishi
Thorn Mimic Treehopper
This curious insect belongs to the group of trehoppers belonging to family Membracidae. It is also called thorn Mimic treehopper as it looks like a thorn. most treehoppers are considered as pest, but some like Leptocentrus taurus was found feeding on the noxious weed Parthenium hysterophorus in Karnataka, India, thus acting as potential biological control agents. I found this Leptocentrus species on a Smooth rattlepod (Crotalaria pallida)plant. Photographed using Canon EOS 5D mark II with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro using Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/10.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:13 17:56:57
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 2.1612" N – 74° 59' 44.5707602339" E
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Krishna Mohan
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Tags: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash, Crotalaria pallida, Horned treehopper Leptocentrus sp (Membracidae), Insect, Moodabidri, salts rattlebox, smooth crotalaria, Smooth Rattlepod, streaked rattlepod, striped crotalaria, Thorn Mimic Treehopper
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July 5th, 2009 at 6:53 PM
First time for me.
July 5th, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Very interesting.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:17 PM
This quite a common insect is considered by many agriculturist as pest, scientists as biological weapon to fight against weeds. But I hardly see this curious insect in macro photography.
-Krishna Mohan