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Ricaniid planthopper
Ricanula sp.
-2.56288, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
At first glance the small insect may resemble a moth but it is actually a planthopper from the Order Hemiptera ("true bugs") and Family Ricaniidae.
Habitat:
This spotting on the underside of a leaf of ornamental croton (Codiaeum variegatum) in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.
Notes:
A similar species, Ricanula stigmatica, can be seen here: http://globalspecies.org/ntaxa/703156.
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