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Mysidia sp
The body of this planthopper of the Derbidae family, is around 5mm long, with very long forewings, giving the insect a wingspan of around 4cm. Main colour is white, with a beige patch behind the head and big dark red eyes; the wings are semi-translucent, of a very light blue with a 'hairy fringe on hindwings.
These were plentiful at night, gathering on trees in the rainforest on the Osa peninsula, bordering the Corcovado NP.
Spotted on Jan 24, 2015
Submitted on Jun 9, 2017
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