Broad-winged Planthopper
Ventral, close
Broad-winged Planthopper
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| Broad-winged Planthopper Ventral, close | | Broad-winged Planthopper Profile | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | True Bugs (Hemiptera) | ||||
| Family: | Ricaniid Planthopper (Hopper: Fulgoroidea, Ricaniidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Broad-winged Planthopper (Scolypopa australis) | ||||
| This Photo: | Ventral | ||||
| Other name: | Passionvine Hopper | ||||
Thank you Alan Melville for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere 1st Record in SA on Atlas: We don't know what it is, but insects with clear wings and black patterned edges just enthral us Marie saw this "moth" on the kitchen fly-screen. As soon as I saw it, straight into the insect box into the fridge. Didn't want to miss any important details. Thought it'd be easy to id; never having seen one, and being so unique. The only issue was the location component shows only the eastern seaboard. | |||||
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