Planthoppers are masters of disguise. A green Acanalonid Planthopper, hiding on a stem, can look like part of the plant -- a seed pod, leaf, bract, or stipule.
This one is only 3/8 inch long. It was perched on a stem at the leaf sheath, probably sucking sap from the grass. Planthoppers, true to their name, can leap many times the length of their bodies. And they are very agile insects that can move easily forwards, backwards, or sideways.
