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Weird Brazilian moth-like bug..
bonitin	#1 Posted on 08-01-2011 19:08
Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07	Hi, At first I thought it was a moth, it looked too big for a hopper, but it also resembles somehow a Shieldbug..I only saw them at night or evening attracked by the light. They are probably hard to find in daytime being so well camouflaged when sitting on barks of trees. Anyone has an idea? Rainforest, Paraty-Brazil Thank you! Myriam bonitin attached the following image: [100.75Kb]


bonitin	#2 Posted on 08-01-2011 19:11
Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07	... bonitin attached the following image: [82.8Kb]


bonitin	#3 Posted on 08-01-2011 19:11
Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07	.. bonitin attached the following image: [108.32Kb]


Tony Irwin	#4 Posted on 08-01-2011 22:26
Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7226 Joined: 19.11.04	I'd guess Fulgoridae, but that is just a guess! Tony ---------- Tony Irwin


blowave	#5 Posted on 08-01-2011 22:45
Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07	I've been searching and found a Fulgoridae which has similar wings.. http://www.brisba...ernFly.htm But, using the key the head shape fits Tropiduchidae, that is if the mesonotum is separated at the posterior angle by a transverse suture which I'm not sure it has but the alternatives look very different. http://www.tede.u...mpleto.pdf Janet http://cubits.org...


bonitin	#6 Posted on 09-01-2011 12:25
Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07	Thanks very much Janet and Tony! Such a pity there is so little photo material available on the web of Brazilian critters. I have seen a few pictures of Tropiduchidae under fig 23 on the last link you gave Janet that does fit more or less the head shape of mine, though the rest doesn't seem to fit..