#planthopper

[crevicedwelling]

flatid planthopper nymph, Singapore. hemipterans (true bugs) like these have mastered the art of covering oneself in weird waxy filaments, which are shed along with their last juvenile molt, revealing a sleek, gossamer-winged adult

[onenicebugperday]

Red and white debid planthopper, Saccharodite coccinea, Derbidae

Found throughout South and Southeast Asia

Photo 1 by simbason, 2 by tausher, 3 (mating) by cosmophasis, and 4-5 by ylsu

[herpsandbirds]

Passionvine Hopper (Scolypopa australis), family Ricaniidae, found in Australia

photograph by Jamie Hall

[dinoserious]

invertober day 26, torpedo bug

[drafthearse]

Fulgoridae: Pterodictya reticularis

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

Spotted lanternflies are taking over my life...

[apsciencebydan]

Can he paint with all the colors of the wind (with his ass)?

[confidenttreehopper]

If you live in the northeast United States, then you’ve probably seen or at least heard of these guys. The Spotted Lanternfly. Or Lycorma delicatula.

They’ve been rapidly expanding and growing in population and while their presence is too new to know the exact impact they have on our native flora, they seem to pose a major threat to the apple and grape industries. They also excrete a honeydew that leads to mold growth on the plants they feed on.

So the states have put out this message to the public: “If you see it, smush it.”

And while I understand the need to be ruthless in invasive species response, I hope that people aren’t associating all lanternflies with this “bad bug” label.

So right now I’d like to showcase some cool/interesting species of lanternflies (the family name is Fulgoridae) in their native habitats :)

Peanut-Headed Lanternfly (Fulgora laternaria)

No Common Name (Phrictus diadema)

Malagasy Lantern Bug (Zanna madagascariensis)

No Common Name (Pyrops delessertii)

No Common Name (Kalidaysa lanata)

No Common Name (Pyrops intricatus)

Wax-Tailed Planthopper (Lystra lanata)

Fulgoridae has over 500 species making it a fairly large hemipteran family, please go on a Wikipedia dive to look at all of them. Happy bugging :))

[brella-boi]

Day 26: Torpedo Bug, they are a type of planthopper!

[vii-spider]

based on planthoppers and clockwork, with a tiny bit of grasshopper and toy soldier

[crevicedwelling]

these delicate nocturnal flyers from Costa Rica aren’t moths, but derbid planthoppers, relatives of lanternflies and flatids. derbids are often quite oddly shaped for hemipterans; these three (all in the subtribe Derbini) have strikingly broad, flat wings always held open and coated in a waxy powder.

their wispy texture and glowing halo when illumated by a flashlight gave them an ethereally angelic appearance as they fluttered through the nighttime rainforest.

regrettably this is a much understudied group and I couldn’t find a good source for identification for any of them.

[herpsandbirds]

Planthoppers, family Fulgoridae, Mulu National Park, Malaysia

TL: Scamandra rosea TR: Scamandra polychroma BL: Penthicodes bimaculatus BR: Penthicodes farinosus

photographs by Nicky Bay

[ketrinadrawsalot]

JuneBug: Celestial Flatid Planthopper Nymph (Fulgoroidea)

[dinoserious]

day 7 green planthopper

[apsciencebydan]

Rocket-Propelled Bug

(or does it have a Bunsen Burner ass 🤔)