CLOSED: little green angular gal, ...

Colorado Springs, CO(Zone 4b)

i maybe answered my own question as i was about to post this, but am unsure

i wanted to ask you all to help identify this one,
... it is maybe a Keelbacked Leafhopper, Antianthe expansa

however, you can see, the stern of her keelback is a very pronounced 'horn', in line, downward, with her keel.
i haven't seen this on good photographs of expansa

she was almost a centimeter long

anybody have a confirmation or refined identification?

she was very low-key, totally tolerant of an extremely close camera, and a dozen pops of the strobe,
she could've 'bugged out' at any moment, as i found out when i was finished, and she flew away

This message was edited Sep 25, 2011 10:59 AM

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Colorado Springs, CO(Zone 4b)

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Colorado Springs, CO(Zone 4b)

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Minot, ND

?Maybe a buffalo treehopper, Ceresa alta
http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/68416741

Colorado Springs, CO(Zone 4b)

i believe you nailed it . . . Ceresa alta !

thanx, flap, ... and that is a great site

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