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Ornate Lanternfly

Phrictus quinquepartitus

Photo by pamsai
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Description:

Saw this on a guided tour around the La Selva Biological Research Center, Costa Rica. It was hiding in a crevice in a tree.

Fulgorid Planthopper, commonly called a Lanternfly

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Phrictus quinquepartitus - Overview

Species ID Suggestions

Ornate Lanternfly

Phrictus quinquepartitus

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Reza Hashemizadeh
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Comments (22)
pamsai
Hi induruh, nor sure what E.T, :D means...
pamsai
thanks Ignacio Gamboa...
Leonardo Castro
Outstanding spotting! Great work, pamsai!! Here is my another "version" of it: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38159109 Thanks for sharing, friend!
pamsai
Yes Rieko it is a hopper. Seems like I forgot to add it to the hopper mission. Added it!
RiekoS
Very interesting. This is hopper, right?
pamsai
Thanks Yasser. What an honour to have a comment from you!
pamsai
thanks Maria and eulalia rubio...
Ignacio Gamboa
Found one on La Selva too... Love this things, they're amazing!!! Great shots, it looks pretty big, i think its a female (females are bigger than males).
Yasser
Unreal! What an absolute beauty!
pamsai
thanks Gilma. Yes I got an ID!
pamsai
Beautiful indeed, Lauren...
pamsai
Thanks Cindy. I can't take the credit at all. It was the guide at La Selva who spotted it! But I feel lucky to have seen it. It was such a strange looking creature, and so colourful with it's wings open...
pamsai
OK Reza, I'll wait for confirmation. Thank you.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Wonderful! Lucky lady to have spotted and held one! This one is fantastic.
Reza Hashemizadeh
It has several common names, kindly confirm ID with others as well !

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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The Hoppers
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Insects of Costa Rica
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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedOctober 25, 2013

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