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Plant hopper?

Photo by Tiz
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Description:

In the light from an outdoor lamp I was hoping to see some beautiful Moths. This little guy did not really catch my eye at a first glimpse. But to my surprice, this specimen turned out to be the most interesting spotting around that lamp... Size15-20mm

I thought it had a quite unusual shape for a moth, so I slowly moved one of my finger towards it. Instead of flying away, it started to walk sideways to escape the threat. I caught is to investigate a bit more... It was jumping frequently between the paper and the glass (my temporary trap), and it also used the wings a bit...

Habitat:

Lodge, semi urban area. Attracted to light.

Notes:

My guess is that it is a hopper of some kind. I hope the pictures shows enough to support a possible ID.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Tiz
Thank you very much for that! I am also very unfamiliar with the species in my area :D But this information is a great start for a research. A big thanks!!
ForestDragon
Hi Tiz, I believe you are looking at a Flatid Planthopper from Subfamily Flatoidinae. I am unfamiliar with species in your area so I can't help you more at this time. We have similar looking hoppers here in North America: http://bugguide.net/node/view/472190/bgpage I hope this helps!
Tiz
Haha, As long as you do not involve the "hammer" you referred to after my quiestion about "how you manage to get the spottings to sit on your finger" :) Looking forward to see what you will do with this :D
Sckel
This planthopper is not common in my area. I can not help her with it. But, "my temporary trap" gave me a good idea. Thanks. :)

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