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Flower bugs hanging on to tree, Marojejy, Madagascar I had seen this species before a few times, but finally I found some at ground level. Here&#039;s one individual:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/36760/closeup_of_single_flower_bug_marojejy_madagascar.html" title="Closeup of single Flower Bug, Marojejy, Madagascar"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/36760_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=JVHp2Qx0%2BfD%2F7JlV74xlkpNjGWg%3D" width="106" height="152" alt="Closeup of single Flower Bug, Marojejy, Madagascar Group photo:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36762/flower_bugs_hanging_on_to_tree_marojejy_madagascar.html Africa,Flatida coccinea,Flower bug,Madagascan Flatid Leaf-Bug,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Phromnia rosea,World" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> And a crappy video:<br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ohmNsc5j5k0?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section><br /> From a distance they bugs look like a flower, both as an individual as when they are clustered as a group. Africa,Flatida coccinea,Flower bug,Madagascan Flatid Leaf-Bug,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Phromnia rosea,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Flower bugs hanging on to tree, Marojejy, Madagascar

I had seen this species before a few times, but finally I found some at ground level. Here's one individual:

Closeup of single Flower Bug, Marojejy, Madagascar Group photo:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36762/flower_bugs_hanging_on_to_tree_marojejy_madagascar.html Africa,Flatida coccinea,Flower bug,Madagascan Flatid Leaf-Bug,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Phromnia rosea,World


And a crappy video:


From a distance they bugs look like a flower, both as an individual as when they are clustered as a group.

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The Madagascan Flatid Leaf-Bug

''Phromnia rosea'', the flower-spike bug or the flatid leaf bug, is a species of planthopper in the family Flatidae. It is found in dry, tropical forests in Madagascar, and the adult insects are gregarious, the groups orienting themselves in such a way that they resemble a flower spike.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 13, 2016. Captured Oct 10, 2015 11:38.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/14.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm

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