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Giant Shield Bug – Pycanum sp

vids — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:56:52 +0000

Tessaratomidae is a family of true bugs. It contains about 240 species of large bugs divided into 3 subfamilies and 56 genera. Tessaratomids resemble large stink bugs and are sometimes quite colorful. Most tessaratomids are Old World, with only three species known from the Neotropics. Wikipedia

A large stink bug or shield bug (Pycanum rubens) belonging to the Tessaratomidae family.

Its colourful nymphs can be found on the same host plant. They are rather unusual with an almost rectangular-shape body plus an attractive light green, orange or red colour shade, which probably represent the different stages of development. Based on my observation, the newly born nymph starts red with a while lining at the top edge of its body. It is quite tiny in size. As it grows larger in size, it molts to an orange colour nymph. The final stage should be light green in colour. However, I cannot be 100% sure this is the right sequence of body colour changed. Source: NatureLoveYou.sg

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Neriid Fly

vids — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:53:36 +0000

The Neriidae are a family of true flies closely related to the Micropezidae. Some species are known as cactus flies, while others have been called banana stalk flies and the family was earlier treated as subfamily of the Micropezidae which are often called stilt-legged flies. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

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Tartessus ferrugineus

vids — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:41:11 +0000

Tartessus ferrugineus (Walker, 1851) is a leafhopper of family Cicadellidae. … Leafhopper is a common name applied to any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs or trees. Project Noah

Photos are the Tartessus nymph

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Thabena brunnifrons (Hemiptera: Issidae)

vids — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 01:27:58 +0000

Thabena brunnifrons is an insect species that was first described by Bonfils, Attit and Reynaud in 2001. Thabena brunnifrons is part of the Genus Thabena. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

An alien species, Thabena brunnifrons (Bonfils, Attié et Reynaud, 2001), is newly reported for Taiwan. This species might have been introduced in the early 2000s based on specimen’s records, and established well to date. It has been documented feeding on a large variety of plants, but the potential ecological impact economic threats of this species are not yet known. The article presents the description of 5th instar nymph of T. brunnifrons, lists the potential host plants, gives notes on its biology and distribution, and provides a key to species of the genus Thabena Stål known from Taiwan.
Source: http://delphacid.s3.amazonaws.com/9973.pdf

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Plautia sp

vids — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 01:57:11 +0000

Plautia is a genus of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are about five described species in Plautia, found primarily in south and east Asia and Oceania. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

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Long-legged Fly – Condylostylus

vids — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 01:40:16 +0000

Long-legged fly ( Condylostylus ) is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the second largest genus in the subfamily Sciapodinae, with more 250 species included. It has a high diversity in the Neotropical realm, where 70% of the species occur. Wikipedia

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Broadnosed Weevil

vids — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 05:21:30 +0000

Broadnosed Weevil ( Metapocyrtus adspersus )
The Entiminae are a large subfamily in the weevil family Curculionidae, containing most of the short-nosed weevils, including such genera as Otiorhynchus, Phyllobius, and Sitona. Some of these weevils are notorious pests of major economic importance. Wikipedia

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Leaf Rolling Weevil – Attelabidae

vids — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:30:57 +0000

The Attelabidae is a widespread family of weevils. They are among the primitive weevils, because of their straight antennae, which are inserted near the base of the rostrum. The prothorax is much narrower than the base of the elytra on the abdomen. Wikipedia

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Tussock Moths

vids — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 02:37:28 +0000

The Lymantriinae are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as “tussock moths” of one sort or another. Wikipedia

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Cicada

vids — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:58:14 +0000

The cicadas are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera. They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. Wikipedia

Mostly found in Singapore Park.

Each male cicada has a pair of these circular ridged membranes on the back and side surface of the first abdominal segment. Contraction of a tymbal muscle attached to the membrane causes it to bend, producing a clicking sound. The tymbal springs back when the muscle is relaxed. Source: https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-cicadas-so-noisy

This Cicada is on Singapore Stamps 1985 Insects Definitives Series

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