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Lantern bug

Pyrops sp. (whiteheadi?)

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Planthoppers with elongated, upcurving, snout-like projection of the head. The wings are generally brightly patterned in contrasting colors

Habitat:

Sepilok, trees next to walkboard in Orangutan Rehabilitation Center.

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Pyrops

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (17)
The MnMs
Thanks Dr Namgyal & Caleb! ;-)
Caleb Steindel
Wow! Amazing series and belated congrats on the SOTD!
The MnMs
Thank you all! It was already a wonderful gift to find them. It was really by chance that we saw them in a tree next to the walkboard exiting the orangutan rehabilitation center. We only saw these two in the whole trip! If you ever go to visit the orangutans in Sepilok pay attention to the surrounding forest. Lots of interesting things there! ...and BTW, Happy New Year to all and wishing you all many pretty spottings in 2016 :-)
SukanyaDatta
Congratulations on the SOTD, Marta...a very well deserved early New Year Gift...looking forward to many more from you in 2016.
JillBlack
Love the colours Marta and congrats on SOTD
AshleyT
Congrats Marta, these beautiful insects have been chosen as Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10156384851065603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/682420823618142208
The MnMs
Thanks for your tips Agnes and Albert. I leave the question opened for a while in case more people has more ideas for the ID :-)
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
I think P. whiteheadi is correct : http://www.samuibutterflies.com/galleries/hemipterafulgoridae/
AlbertKang
Check this one then : http://images.mongabay.com/image/latern-bug-fulgora-lampestris-p5/
The MnMs
Albert, Thanks for your suggestion. I am still not sure about them being lampestris because they did not have the yellow segment, only yellow spots. It is hard to find the right id online :-)

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