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Palm Flatid Planthopper (Ormenaria rufifascia)
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Copyright © 2006
Sean McCann
Pretty sure -
Ormenaria rufifascia
Savannas Preserve SP, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
May 21, 2006
Pretty sure this is the nymph of
Ormenaria rufifascia
.
On Palmetto.
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Contributed by
Sean McCann
on 21 May, 2006 - 11:32am
Last updated 8 June, 2006 - 6:42am
Moving to hoppers
so it doesn't get buried in ID Request. I expect Andy Hamilton will have an opinion.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 26 May, 2006 - 4:50pm
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OK
This is most definitely
Ormenaria rufifascia
. I found a great chapter on this very insect in Thomas Eisner's new book "Secret Weapons"
(
1
)
. The waxy pad the nymph makes is defensive, as predators tying to traverse it get foulded with sticky wax.
-Sean McCann
triatoma.blogspot.com
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Sean McCann
, 8 June, 2006 - 6:41am
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duh.
"fouled" not "foulded"
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Sean McCann
, 8 June, 2006 - 11:21am
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Great!
The in-depth details from books like that are wonderful, especially if they happen to include a species that interests you.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 8 June, 2006 - 11:01am
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