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Ricaniid planthopper
-2.56296, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
The family Ricaniidae, one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily (Fulgoroidea) is a group of hemipteran insects, containing over 40 genera and 400 species world-wide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic (Wikipedia). This specimen bears some similarities to Ricania speculum.
Habitat:
This spotting on a jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) sapling in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.
Notes:
Sames species as in this previous spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7785079
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Photographed
PublishedJanuary 25, 2012
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