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Flatidae, Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar.  Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Nosy Mangabe,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Remarkable! Well spotted!!! Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
    1. Thank you. Still would like to know what it is. Posted 9 years ago
  2. It's a fulgoroid planthopper (Family Flatidae, Subfamily Flatoidinae). Posted 2 years ago
    1. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/428641-Flatoidinae/browse_photos

      There's Flatoidinus punctatus, which may or not be accurately IDed here bc it's supposed to be a North American species:
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/557422-Flatoidinus-punctatus/browse_photos

      The markings are so similar to Flatoidinus punctatus, so maybe it's a species complex, the correct ID, or something else in that genus.
      Posted 2 years ago
      1. Thank you for the research, thinking to keep this one at family level for now. Posted 2 years ago
        1. Agree and you're welcome. Posted 2 years ago

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Uploaded Nov 25, 2015. Captured Oct 1, 2015 15:06 in 5, Madagascar.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO2500
  • 105mm