Flatid Planthopper

Description:

Flatidae; Flatinae; Phyllyphantini; Geisha mariginellus Walker, 1858. As explained in Notes below, I encountered three groups of G. mariginellus during my walk in the countryside. The above pictures show some of the Planthoppers in this second group. I tried to count them when I was taking the pictures, but while many were stationary, others were moving around and I soon gave up. However, I am sure that the total number exceeded twenty.

Habitat:

Spotted on unidentified foliage along the roadside.

Notes:

On Feb. 8, I went out into the local countryside on a little bug hunt to get some pictures for Project Noah. I do this occasionally because even just a short walk, in the surrounding hills, sometimes reveals species that are difficult to find around our house and farm. On this trip, I was lucky enough to find three separate groups of Flatid Planthoppers. They were all Geisha mariginellus. So, when I returned home and started sorting out my pictures, my plan was to pick out five or six good photos and present them as one spotting of that species. However, I quickly realized that it should not be done that way because the habitats, whilst similar, were several hundred yards apart. Obviously, I could only pinpoint one habitat location on the satellite image and the other two could not be shown. So, I decided to post three spottings. I mention all of this simply because I think it might look rather odd if done without explanation.