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Ricania speculum
Ricania speculum (Walker, 1851), called Ricaniid Planthopper. Length is about 8 mm / 0.3 inch. The white patches are actually transparent panels. Wingspan is 18 mm / 0.7 inch. The specimen darkens after death. The family Ricaniidae is a group of hemipteran insects, containing 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.
Backyard garden.
Reference: http://ccs-hk.org/DM/butterfly/Bugs/Hemi.... http://gaga.biodiv.tw/new23/9406/02.htm. Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/147....
Spotted on Jan 12, 2013
Submitted on Jan 12, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks Alejo! Nice to know you are from Laguna also :)
Fantastic Shots!
Thank you, Mayra and Nuwan. :)
Fascinating! Great série!