Pyrops whiteheadi (Distant, 1889) of south Sabah / Borneo Like many other plant-sucking insects, pyrops also excrete honeydew. I have seen different species of ants and cockroaches using this source of energy, but also some nocturnal geckos have learned not to…
Tag: planthopper
6th December 2023
25th March 2020
Pyrops sultanus (Adams & White, 1847) of Sarawak / Borneo
29th August 2018
Mosaic katydid nymph of Depressacca sp. from West-Sarawak / Borneo (Tettigoniidae; Conocephalinae; Agraeciini)
28th August 2018
Pyrops intricata (Walker, 1857) from Sarawak / Borneo
28th August 2018
Pyrops cultellatus cultellatus (Walker, 1857) with Dinomyrmex gigas (Latreille, 1802) Sarawak / Borneo The diet of Dinomyrmex gigas is mostly honeydew (90%) as well as insect prey, bird droppings and other excrements while Pyrops cultellatus cultellatu feeds on tree sap.
21st June 2017
Fulgoroid planthopper Lawana spec. Borneo Flatidae (Homoptera) are a family of fulgoroid planthoppers. This should be a species of the Lawana Distant, 1906 genus.