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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

Species ID Suggestions

Ornate Lanternfly

Phrictus quinquepartitus

Comments (22)

Hi induruh, nor sure what E.T, :D means...
thanks Ignacio Gamboa...
Outstanding spotting! Great work, pamsai!! Here is my another "version" of it: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38159109 Thanks for sharing, friend!
Yes Rieko it is a hopper. Seems like I forgot to add it to the hopper mission. Added it!
Very interesting. This is hopper, right?
Thanks Yasser. What an honour to have a comment from you!
thanks Maria and eulalia rubio...
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).
Unreal! What an absolute beauty!
thanks Gilma. Yes I got an ID!
Beautiful indeed, Lauren...
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...
OK Reza, I'll wait for confirmation. Thank you.
Wonderful! Lucky lady to have spotted and held one! This one is fantastic.
It has several common names, kindly confirm ID with others as well !

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