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dragon-headed bug

Phrictus quinquipartitus

Photo by JasonCryan
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Description:

Planthopper (Fulgoroidea) in the family Fulgoridae (the lanternflies). Common Name: dragon-headed bug

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Comments (16)
elaphrus
A wonderful find, congratulations!
Andrea Lim
What an unusual looking critter! Great pic!
KarenL
What a cool looking hopper!
Ashish
This is the Learning lesson... Great capture Jason... Thanks for sharing here on Project Noah.... Welcome to Project Noah Family...!!
JasonCryan
Hi Maria, Coincidentally, I recently blogged about spotting this very dragon headed bug...you can check it out at: http://naturalsciencesresearch.wordpress.com/ The specific post is called "on Planthoppers..or...Some of the Coolest Bugs EVER", but I have other posts on that blog that you might be interested in (about treehoppers, spittlebugs, and other research topics). Cheers!
Maria dB
Can you tell us something about how you came to spot it?

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