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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Nov 01, 2007

It is sitting on a gerbera flower stalk.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Nov 01, 2007

Dinu, that bug is a Thorn Bug of the family Membracidae. I cannot find an exact match. It could be in the genus: Umbonia, but it is not colourful like the species I have found in that genus:
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Home/Animals/Invertebrates/Arthropods/Insects/Bugs/Treehoppers-or-Thorn-Bugs/Umbonia-sp/Umbonia-sp-5.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbonia_crassicornis

Kennedy

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DBartholow Mechanicsville, MD Jun 14, 2008

Also known as a leafhopper. They sometimes mimic the thorns on rose bushes to blend inl. there are many different shapes, sizes and colors.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 14, 2008

Leafhoppers are Cicadellidae.

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