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Torpedo Bug (Siphanta acuta)
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Vinny
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Siphanta acuta
LA County, California, USA
October 18, 2012
What is this bug? It looks like a leaf and is cool. I would like its ID.
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Contributed by
Vinny
on 18 October, 2012 - 6:03pm
Last updated 2 November, 2012 - 11:19am
Moved
Moved from
Planthoppers
.
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John F. Carr
, 2 November, 2012 - 8:32am
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Moved
Moved from
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John F. Carr
, 31 October, 2012 - 4:48pm
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Or maybe its cousin, Siphanta
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john and jane balaban
, 18 October, 2012 - 6:32pm
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I think so, too
Siphanta acuta.
I reared some. The nymphs look quite different from the adults and are also cool. This is one stage:
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R. Berg
, 18 October, 2012 - 6:51pm
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Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
I believe
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Arianna Weisbly
, 18 October, 2012 - 6:07pm
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Siphanta acuta
the sharp angle on the upper side of the wings is characteristic
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Andy Hamilton
, 2 November, 2012 - 8:31am
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