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Peanut-head Bug (Machaca)

Fulgora lanternaria

Photo by Juan DiTrani
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Peanut-head Bug laying an egg case

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Comments (4)
KarenL
Amazing! Maybe add to the new Eggs of the World mission?
eulalia rubio
Inceíble animal. Falsa cabeza y falsos ojos en las alas, un maestro en disfrazarse para disuadir. He leído que es común en Centroamérica y Sudamérica, sin embargo para mí (España) era totalmente desconocido hasta hoy. Gracias.
Aman
Oh man! It looks like the fly has the head of a dinosaur lolz..
ErikvandenEnde
wow.. amazing :D beautiful creature, perfect picture!! thumbs up!!

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