Lacewing

Good evening from the Philippines, Sukanya. Your kind words are much appreciated, but I can't forget how you helped me, step by step, throughout my early months in Project Noah. Now, to return to the subject of the "Pharaoh's necklace", I am pretty sure that it is just, as you pointed out in your Notes, an effect produced by the flash striking the nervure of the wings at a certain angle. I cannot find a photo of a specimen with the wings spread out, but I suspect that we might be seeing the reflected light from the hindwings. If you look at https://mexico.inaturalist.org/taxa/424566-Psectra-iniqua..... the necklace can be seen in a photo without flash, but it is not possible to know if the necklace pattern is in the forewings or the hindwings. Thank you for sharing your photos. I always like spottings which raise questions because they are both challenging and rewarding.

The closest I have found is https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/444921..... in Bangladesh.

Hi Sukanya, I am sure that you were right to dismiss the possibilty of this being a Hopper, but I think your insect looks very much like Psectra iniqua. I am still searching for confirmation of distribution and will let you know if I find it.