Rentinus dilatatus

4 Fulgorid planthopper at Thurgoona, NSW

Rentinus dilatatus at Thurgoona, NSW - 8 Jun 2021
Rentinus dilatatus at Thurgoona, NSW - 8 Jun 2021
Rentinus dilatatus at Thurgoona, NSW - 8 Jun 2021
Rentinus dilatatus at Thurgoona, NSW - 8 Jun 2021
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Rentinus dilatatus 9 Jun 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 8 Jun 2021 TrinityAnglicanCollege

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Found sitting on a bag outside the classroom. I have never noticed anything like it before so I added it here.

3 comments

   9 Jun 2021
Fantastic photos, thanks for posting the sighting. Above, below and side shots really helps with insect and spider identification. The Rusty Long-nosed Planthopper is in the same sub-order as the cicada and like the cicada it is a sap sucker. The Rusty Long-nosed Planthopper is widespread across Australia from Cape York to South-West Western Australia, but this is the first record (within State and National databases) of this native species in the Albury-Wodonga area.
   9 Jun 2021
Great find TrinityAnglicanCollege! :)
KylieWaldon wrote:
   14 Jun 2021
awesome photos! Such an odd looking insect!

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