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Nicerta sp

vids — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:40:11 +0000

Nicerta refers to a genus of small, often camouflaged insects called planthoppers, part of the family Derbidae, known for their unique shapes resembling bird droppings or plant parts, commonly found in Asia and other regions

Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – Dec 2025

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Pochazia sinuata

vids — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:44:45 +0000

Pochazia is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Ricaniidae. The species of this genus are found in Africa and Southeastern Asia. Wikipedia

Location: Thomson Nature Park – August 2023

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Ricaniid Planthopper Nymph

vids — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 04:42:54 +0000

Ricaniidae is a family of planthopper insects, containing over 400 species worldwide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic and Neotropical realms. It is one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily Fulgoroidea. Wikipedia

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – June 2021

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Flatid Planthopper Nymph

vids — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 04:18:08 +0000

Flatidae are a family of fulgoroid planthoppers. They are cosmopolitan in distribution and are distinguished from others in the superfamily by a combination of characters. Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem sap of plants. Some species are known to communicate with vibrations through the plant stems. Wikipedia

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2023

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Maliau Planthopper

vids — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 14:23:23 +0000

The common green planthopper species of Maliau Basin. Have very distinctive wave-like patterns on its wings. A white dot can be seen on the center of each wing. About 3cm in length. Characteristic also similar to Lawana sp. Also synonymous with Flata semanga. ( Project Noah )

Scientific Name: Colobesthes falcata

Location: Thomson Nature Park – January 2023

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Lophopidae Planthopper

vids — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 10:09:44 +0000

Lophopidae is a family of fulgoroid plant-hoppers with most species found in tropical South America and Asia. Wikipedia

it has transparent part of his body ( left and right part )

Location: Singapore Botanic Garden

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Planthoppers – Bythopsyrna tineoides

vids — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:53:35 +0000

Bythopsyrna tineoides (Olivier 1791) is a species of planthoppers in the family flatid planthoppers

Location: Rail Corridor – December 2023

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Biolleyana sp – Net-winged hopper

vids — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:14:31 +0000

Biolleyana is a genus of planthoppers in the family Nogodinidae.

Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – Jan 2023

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White Moth Planthopper

vids — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:13:10 +0000

Common Name: White moth planthopper (sometimes incorrectly called White moth cicada)
Lawana conspersa features two yellow stripes on the forewing, which appears to be common in species of Lawana Source

Location: Choa Chu Kang – Nov 2021

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Ricania Marginalis (Ricaniid Planthopper)

vids — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:55:02 +0000

Ricania is a genus of planthoppers belonging to the family Ricaniidae.

Location: Kranji Rail Corridor – August 2021

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