Talk:Planthopper

Do insect flowers exist or don't they?

WP has several articles that describe things without clearly stating whether those things actually exist. The 2013 version of this article was one of the worst of this category. It described "coral-colored flowers" actually composed of "flatid insects" occurring in three fictional settings, but not one word was said as to the truth of this phenomenon, and there was no reference given. The entire Trivia section that contained this claim has since been deleted. David Spector (talk) 17:59, 2 September 2013 (UTC), updated: David Spector (talk) 16:04, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This phenomenon is genuine, and has appeared in numerous scholarly works, including Wolfgang Wickler's classic text on mimicry. You can also find photographs documenting it, like this one. It may have been deleted here not because it was untrue, but because it referred only to species in the family Flatidae. Dyanega (talk) 22:30, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In Social Media

Due to its appearance, Planthoppers^[1] has caught the eye of many social website mostly because of the wax fibers that form to protect it from predators by fooling hungry predators into attacking the wrong part of the insect. Users of these websites (Reddit^[2], 4chan, etc) have creatively come up with many alternative names for these insect mainly for that feature.

Many of these alternative names relate directly to its appearance such as:

The South American Optical Fiber Nymph
Glitter Butt
T. culus fulgescens
Sparkle Butt
The Feather Farter
Confettibutt
The fiber optic cricket
Buttuckus Parti Favorus
Don King Beetle
Fiber Opticus Crickioticus
Bandwidth beetle
Nopeus Fuckthatimus

References

^ International, Conservation. "Planthopper". thedailygreen. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
^ Various. "New species of insect found living in the South American Rainforest". Reddit. gibgod. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

Fulgoromorpha or Fulgoroidea

Both the infraordo, Fulgoromorpha, and the superfamilia, Fulgoroidea, redirect to this page. Which is correct? Are there Fulgoromorpha that are not Fulgoroidea? Where do the Tettigometridae fit in? Bourgoin, Thierry H., Steffen‐Campbell, J. D., & Campbell, B. C. (1997). "Molecular phylogeny of Fulgoromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Archaeorrhyncha). The enigmatic Tettigometridae: evolutionary affiliations and historical biogeography" (PDF). Cladistics. 13 (3): 207–224. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.1997.tb00316.x.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) --Bejnar (talk) 10:54, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment

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Rating: The article is a good start, but it is fairly short. It needs citations, more information, and less red-links. Fairly common type if insect found in many places, often are camouflaged, so it's somewhat important. --Althepal 03:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 03:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 20:11, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

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File:Flatid leaf bugs and nymphs (Phromnia rosea).jpg scheduled for POTD

Hello! This is to let editors know that the featured picture File:Flatid leaf bugs and nymphs (Phromnia rosea).jpg, which is used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for February 19, 2021. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2021-02-19. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:00, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Planthoppers are insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. This photograph shows three adult Phromnia rosea planthoppers on a stem, with three nymphs underneath; the adults fold their wings in a tent-like fashion, while the nymphs are clad in a dense tangle of white wax threads. Both the adults and the nymphs feed by sucking sap from the host plant.

Photograph credit: Charles James Sharp

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[1] International, Conservation. "Planthopper". thedailygreen. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

[2] Various. "New species of insect found living in the South American Rainforest". Reddit. gibgod. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

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