Colourful Import

This is a rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi), rododendroncicade in Dutch.

It is native to the USA, but not to The Netherlands, where I found this one. Is was probably imported together with a rhododendron plant:

^{Olympus XZ-1, 28mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/200s}

This is the cicade I see the most here, a green leafhopper (Cicadella viridis), groene rietcicade in Dutch:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO200, f3.5, 1/40s}

It is native to The Netherlands, and so is this more brightly coloured, but rarer black-and-red froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata), bloedcicade in Dutch:

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/250s}

All these beasties are a pain to photograph, as they are tiny and jump away at the first sign of danger.

Thanks for watching!