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Japanese Planthopper

Ricania japonica

Photo by IrinaSh
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Field Notes

Description:

Japanese Planthopper

Ricania japonica

One of the most abundant species of pests on the Black Sea coast of Caucasus, met in the Crimea. Females lay eggs under the bark on stems and branches slender, heavily damaging their ovipositor. Larvae feed on plants and highly harmful to them. In Georgia, a generation growing for two years. Eggs winter. Fertility of females - up to 50 eggs.

Habitat:

Homeland species - Japan and Southern China. First discovered in 1956 in Sukhumi in 1964 registered in the zone of mixed subtropical forests in western Georgia.(https://www.flickr.com/photos/vvpopov/6053825274/)

Notes:

This is not my photo-author of photo is Natalia Amosov in my community.She asked about the name of this butterfly
http://my.mail.ru/community/lepidoptera/41ADAA151AF97BA5.html

Reference Links:

Ricania japonica Melichar, 1898 (Homoptera, Fulgoromorpha) | Flickr - Photo Sha…

Species ID Suggestions

Japanese Planthopper

Ricania japonica

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Comments (5)
IrinaSh
Thank you,Cindy.Japanese Planthopper is only your mission now :)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Beautiful Planthopper! Please consider adding this to the global mission, The Hoppers: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096480 and remove it from the three moth missions you currently have it in :)
IrinaSh
Huge thanks ,BAYUCCA, for help in determining the type (ID) Will try to contact the University(faculty of biology)for monitoring this invasive species
bayucca
You maybe should report this bug to environmental or scientific organisations for monitoring this invasive species??
bayucca
Fulgoromorpha, Ricaniidae, Ricania sp. and Ricania japonica, introduced in eastern Europe and Russia from China and Japan. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/908705 http://www.bayramgocmen.com/album/picture.php?/1083/tags/14-rize http://hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?card=name&db=flow&page=explorer&id=11921&lang=de

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