Lesley Smitheringale Fine Art

May 21st, 2008

Garden Guests Diary: Casper the Friendly Ghost [21 May 2008]

I have seen this miniscule critter twice in my garden and despite looking up my reference books and scouring the internet, I cannot identify this bug. He is tiny, measuring about 1cm in diameter and I don’t know if he is a young butterfly/moth/grasshopper who will grow into something larger or if this is as big as he gets. I have nicknamed him Casper the Friendly Ghost as he is so ghostly white, almost transparent like his identity! It’s really bugging me, excuse the pun and there must be someone out there who can identify him. Please put me out of my misery and I would really appreciate any help you can offer. Here are some pictures of my friendly ghost …

He looks as if he is turning green in this photo - could he be a very young grasshopper?

He is attached to my black car in this shot and you can just see his reflection!

A fellow blogger has identified this bug for me and he is a planthopper - This planthopper is white with pale pink margin round the wings, pink legs and faint pink dot in the centre of the wing.

Source: Oz Animals

Posted in Garden Guests Diary
By Lesley Smitheringale