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Red-eyed flatid planthopper

Cryptoflata unipunctata

Description:

Wingspan 26 mm, pale green with red eyes. Adults jump well, but are weak fliers.

Notes:

Flatidae are a family of Fulgoroid plant-hoppers. They are cosmopolitan in distribution and are distinguished from others in the superfamily by a combination of characters. Adults of some species have brightly coloured wings and are easily identified but the identification of species often requires dissection and comparison with identification keys.

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2 Comments

Mari du Preez
Mari du Preez 11 years ago

Thanks sshbluffs, did some digging and found the correct english name.

sshbluffs
sshbluffs 11 years ago

Ain't no moth bug it's a leaf bug see the leaves on its wings?

Mari du Preez
Spotted by
Mari du Preez

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Mar 20, 2013
Submitted on Mar 22, 2013

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