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Rhynchomitra microrhina
Photo#23786
Copyright © 2005
Lynette Elliott
Hopper -
Rhynchomitra microrhina
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 9, 2005
I'm assuming it's a nymph?
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Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 10 July, 2005 - 1:32pm
Last updated 15 August, 2008 - 1:10pm
Moved
Moved from
Otiocerus degeeri
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Lynette Elliott
, 15 August, 2008 - 1:10pm
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what about..
A Derbidae? -Apache degeerii?? The head looks similar, but nymphs are difficult to id.
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Maria Hartley
, 11 July, 2005 - 9:09am
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Derbid nymphs
Yes, probably Otiocerus (or Apache) degeeri, judging by the color and head shape. Derbid nymphs are supposed to feed on fungi under bark, so it is rare to find them just wandering around like this; but I suppose they have to, before they can molt and become adults.
Great shot of a rare beast!
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Andy Hamilton
, 11 July, 2005 - 1:12pm
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Maybe
Fulgorid Planthopper - Scolops something?
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Lynette Elliott
, 10 July, 2005 - 5:29pm
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Rhynchomitra microrhina
It seems I was wrong (again) because better pictures of this nymph have been taken (see 205426/bgimage) showing that the legs of more mature nymphs are longer than in this individual; the thorax behind the eye has paired longitudinal ridges; and the abdominal segments are chevron-shaped at the tip of the body. Apparently these characteristic Fulgorid characters only emerge in the last instar nymph. This nymph has recently been associated with the adult in TX.
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Andy Hamilton
, 11 July, 2005 - 1:14pm
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It looks like you are changing your mind -
the reference to 205426 means that you have edited this comment in the last month or so. Should we be moving this image to Rhynchomitra?
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john and jane balaban
, 15 August, 2008 - 9:11am
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thanks to all
I don't know why I missed Andy's comment earlier, but I've moved it now.
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Lynette Elliott
, 15 August, 2008 - 1:12pm
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