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planthopper nymph

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

A nymph of an unidentified planthopper species.

Habitat:

This spotting on a coconut palm in a large semi-urban yard & garden located beside a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.

Notes:

The nymph is quite small. An indication of size can be deduced by its position within a single leaf of an immature-coconut palm frond.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Scott Frazier
Yes they seem to be. Did you see the new one today from Costa Rica? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7907492
ChunXingWong
Seems like those tail are a common trait in the planthopper family.
Scott Frazier
Could be. See also http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7077253 and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7513507
ChunXingWong
So I believe that this is a planthopper too http://wongchunxing.blogspot.com/2010/09/strange-white-creature.html
Scott Frazier
These structures are found on the nymphs of several planthopper species.
ChunXingWong
For a second, I thought that it's abdomen is the head because that long structure looks like antennas.

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

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PublishedNovember 24, 2011

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