EOL-media-542-5256372351

Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
TitleDerbid planthopper (adult) from W-Java
Rating2.5
VettedTrusted
Original URLhttps://farm6.staticflickr.com/5249/5256372351_4b7a5e52ab_o.jpg
Description
The short apical segment of the rostrum identifies the family Derbidae; many adults are recognizable by their habit of holding up their wings.Nymphs of some species feed on fungi while adults live by sucking sap. more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbidaeaffects a broad verity of plants: naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/vectors/browsespecies.ph...Proutista moesta ? WESTWOOD,. 1851Genus: Proutista KIRKALDY, 1904Subfamily: OtiocerinaeFamily: Derbidae SPINOLA, 1839 (derbid planthoppers)Superfamily: FulgoroideaInfraorder: Fulgoromorpha (Spitzkopfzikaden)Suborder: AuchenorrhynchaOrder: Hemiptera (true bugs, Schnabelkerfe) Subclass: PterygotaClass: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subphylum: HexapodaPhylum: ArthropodaIndonesia, W-Java, 10 km S Tangerang: vic. Serpong (Kampung gardens), 45m asl., 12.12.2010(IMG_7864)
photographer<a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/51216897@N07'>gbohne</a>
providerFlickr Group
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith