Amantia combusta

Amantia combusta is a species of lanternfly found in Colombia and Ecuador.[1] It is also found in Venezuela.[2]

Amantia combusta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Amantia
Species:
A. combusta
Binomial name
Amantia combusta
(Westwood, 1845)

Identification

The most similar taxon is Amantia peruana peruana, and it can be separated by the more prominent spots and the stripe at about 3/4ths of the tegmen, which is more curly and contrasted from the more basal areas in comparison.

References

  1. "Observations". iNaturalist.
  2. "Planthoppers: FLOW Website". flow.hemiptera-databases.org.


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