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Flatid Planthopper (Nymph)

Flatidae

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Field Notes

Description:

Whitish insect, about 8mm to 1cm in length. Found it on the trunk of a banana tree.

A Flatid Planthopper nymph like this one - http://bugguide.net/node/view/403805, but I could not get to the genus/species level yet.

Could be the nymph of the flatid in this spotting - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17275475.

Habitat:

Backyard.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Wow, cool! Thanks for your site, Andrea! It is the same as my spotting. The adult hopper in your blog is a Black Planthopper or Ricaniid Planthopper (Ricania speculum). Could my spotting be an instar of this hopper? The usual Ricaniid nymph form that I am seeing in our garden, and even here in PN, is like this - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16896966.
Is this the same as your photo without the fluffy materials? http://pureoxygengenerators.blogspot.com/2012/12/elegant-insect-skirts.html

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