These fancy little insects are known as two-lined spittlebugs (Prosapia bicincta) and belong to the family Cercopidae, commonly called the froghoppers or spittlebugs - those frothy masses of bubbles you sometimes see on plants are probably caused by relatives of these guys. I spotted these two mating on a stem of Phragmites australis in our common garden today. The different colours of their lines really stands out well using the Instagram filters, despite only being taken using my Samsung Galaxy S3.
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