Mountain Leafhopper vs Clipper Butterfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Mountain Leafhopper Clipper Butterfly
Scientific Name Cicadella montana Parthenos sylvia
Order Hemiptera Lepidoptera
Family Cicadellidae Nymphalidae
Size 7-9 mm body length 90-110 mm wingspan
Habitat Mountains Mountains
Diet Sap Feeders Fruit Feeders
Regions Europe, Northern Asia Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam)
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Mountain Leafhopper

A bright green leafhopper found on mountain herbs and shrubs. It feeds on plant phloem sap and can jump impressive distances.

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Did You Know?

It can leap over 100 times its own body length to escape predators.

Clipper Butterfly

A powerful gliding butterfly with broad wings marked in pale blue-green, brown, and white. It has a distinctive sailing flight style, gliding on stiffly held wings between trees.

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Did You Know?

It exists in multiple color forms across its range, with wing colors varying from bluish-green to honey-brown in different regions.