Insects of Amazonia

Insects of the Amazon and Andes

Photographs by Adrian Hoskins

Homoptera - Cicadas, Lantern bugs, Leafhoppers

Below is a selection of images of mantises, leaf insects & stick insects seen in Peru in 2008-2010. Unfortunately I lack the time and resources necessary to determine the identification of these insects, so if you are able to put a name to any of them please contact me.

Pterodictya reticularis ( Fulgoridae ). The long tails of the females exude a wax that is used to coat the eggs, protecting them from rain and from parasitoids.

Planthopper, ( Derbidae ) Mysidia ? sp, ref 936. Derbids rest with their wings fully outspread. They can easily be mistaken for small moths, although the venation is completely different and the wings are devoid of scales. They breed in localised colonies, and habitually rest beneath leaves.

Membracidae, ref 939

Flatid plant hopper ( Flatidae ), ref 916

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