I'm unsure of the family ID, but this seems in the zone. Please correct me if I'm mistaken, and please let me know if you can identify it more specifically. Single individual observed on stem of I believe an Esperanza. Mostly cloudy, 80sF, breezy.
Elizabeth and I went on some fabric hunting today, so of course, I spent some time in local parks. :)
I walked around the building and a few side roads from "Quilt Asylum..." It was mighty hot and there wasn't much shade, so I didn't stay out long.
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis) flying
United States: Alabama: Tuscaloosa Co.
Tulip Tree Springs off Echola Rd.; Elrod
20-Jul-2016
J.C. Abbott #2849
Bearing a pair of brochosomes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brochosome
Crawls and jumps. 6 legs I think. Moves body from side to side when stationary.
Moth Week 2016
Graph paper - 1 square centimeter
Incandescent porch light
Sharpshooter on a grape vine. Wing color grades from clear, to red with black spots with red veination. Photo taken with flash. No color enhancing of photo done.
The one being eaten.
Large leafhopper, colorful with intricate patterns of brown & yellow lines an head, other elaborate markings elsewhere on body. 1/2 inch long. First one of these I've seen this year.