Phromnia rosea
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Phromnia rosea , Syn. : Flatida rosea is endemic to Madagascar occurring Spitzkopfzikadenart (Fulgoromorpha) from the family of butterfly cicadas (Flatidae). The specific epithet is based on the Latin word rosea meaning 'pink red'.
features
Phromnia rosea reaches a wingspan of 52 to 54 millimeters. The color of the strongly rounded forewings ( Tegmina ) is a single color pink to rose-red. The upper side of the hind wing has a creamy white color, from which dark veins stand out. The feelers are short. The adults of the butterfly cicadas like to sit with closely folded wings on twigs or branches, with the strikingly colored upper side of the fore wing pointing outwards. In the case of day butterflies , for example the great fire butterfly ( Lycaena dispar ), which often also rest with their wings folded tightly together, the inconspicuously colored underside of the hind wing usually points outwards.
Occurrence and habitat
The species can only be found on the island of Madagascar and inhabits primarily bushy and wooded areas.
Way of life and development
Phromnia rosea is found mainly on branches and twigs of deciduous tree species, where the animals feed on tree sap. They usually appear in large numbers, with the adults sitting close together. This can be interpreted as mimicry , as such a collection looks like a branch with autumnal colored leaves from a distance. Their excretions contain glucose and lemur species (Lemuriformes) like to lick off leaves that are wetted with them. The nymphs are initially monochrome white to white-gray and have a bushy, feather-like, waxy tassel on the abdomen. This plume contains toxic substances. This makes the animals inedible for potential predators. Details on the species' way of life have yet to be researched.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maminirina Randrianandrasana & May R. Berenbaum: Edible Non-Crustacean Arthropods in Rural Communities of Madagascar , Journal of Ethnobiology, 35 (2), 2015
- ↑ Torsten van der Heyden: Flatida rosea (Melichar, 1901) and Zanna madagascariensis Signoret, 1860, two bizarre and fascinating species of planthoppers from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Flatidae, Fulgoridae). http://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae10_2014_van_der_heyden_flatida_rosea_zanna_madagascariensis_flatidae_fulgoridae_madagascar.pdf . Arquivos Entomolóxicos, 10, 2014
- ↑ Flatid-leaf-bug Nature and more
Web links
- eol.org - Encyclopedia of Life
- phromnia rosea - photos