Insects › Flatid Planthoppers
Torpedo Bug
Siphanta acuta
5,982 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 5,982 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Green Cone-headed PlanthopperAcanalonia conica
Ormenoides venusta
Privet LeafhopperFieberiella florii
Passionvine hopperScolypopa australis
Citrus PlanthopperColgar peracutum
Thionia quinquata
Three-cornered Alfalfa HopperSpissistilus festinus
Northern Flatid PlanthopperFlatormenis proxima
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 1,577 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,537 |
| United States | 1,411 |
| Canterbury Region | 396 |
| Wellington Region | 389 |
| Otago Region | 225 |
| South Africa | 177 |
| Auckland Region | 169 |
| Western Cape | 134 |
| Northland Region | 85 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Flatid Planthoppers · Flatidae |
| Genus | Siphanta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Torpedo Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.