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planthopper egg mass

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

Unidentified planthopper egg mass.

Habitat:

Spotted on a taro (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) leaf in a large semi-urban yard & garden next to a disturbed patch of remnant forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Scott Frazier
Yes, I wonder. Those reasons or perhaps to protect against desiccation?
MartinL
The mother has gone to some effort to produce the waxy layer surrounding the eggs. I wonder if there is some protective function such as deterring attack from snails or some other predator?

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Biota of S. Frazier's Yard at Sentani, Papua, Indonesia

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PublishedSeptember 5, 2011

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