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Ricanula sp.?
A somewhat weathered specimen of a Ricaniid planthopper. The family Ricaniidae, "contain[s] over 40 genera and 400 species world-wide. Thus, they are one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily Fulgoroidea. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic."
Spotted on a golden dewdrops (Duranta erecta) in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed remnant patch of forest.
A related planthopper species can be seen here http://globalspecies.org/ntaxa/703156
Spotted on Aug 30, 2012
Submitted on Aug 31, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks Alice and J
Beautiful! I think I would agree with genus ID of Ricanula.
colorful