Ricaniid planthopper

Ricania speculum

Description:

A very unique kind of moth i observed at my native.Partial transparent mirror like structure on the body are astonishing. Sadly i was able to get only one pic!

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 10 years ago

Ricaniid Planthopper

Ricania speculum File:Ricania speculum by kadavoor.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

8 Comments

Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you so much Cindy,bayucca, Tina and Rieko :)

bayucca 10 years ago

Always remember: I am sometimes very, very fast ;-)...

Tiz 10 years ago

Ill earn it the day I am faster than you dear Bayucca. I am quite happy that I was not that far behind this time... Luck, but anyways! :D

And Adarsha, a cute little find :)

CindyBinghamKeiser 10 years ago

Nice Planthopper! This would fit nicely in The Hoppers mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096...

bayucca 10 years ago

Yes, Tina! You can earn an ID ;-)... Do it!

Tiz 10 years ago

And this :) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/693...

bayucca 10 years ago

Ricaniidae, Ricania sp. and looks like being Ricania speculum.
Same one like this, I would say.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/356...

RiekoS 10 years ago

Nice one.

Spotted by
Adarsha B S

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jan 1, 2014
Submitted on Jan 14, 2014

Ricaniid planthopper

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Ricaniid Planthopper

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Karnataka, India

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