Ricaniidae (Family)

1 A flugoroid planthopper at The Gardens, NT

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Identification history

	Ricaniidae (Family)	21 Jan 2026	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	20 Jan 2026	chriselidie

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KimberiRP wrote:

20 Jan 2026

Ricaniidae? Resembles a museum specimen of Ricania caliginosa at https://idtools.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/species/rcalig.htm . The Australian Faunal Directory lists 11 species of the genus.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

21 Jan 2026

Also images of Ricania limbata on INaturalist

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Location information

Coordinates 130.837283 -12.445527
Places The Gardens, NT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Jan 2026 03:39 PM Recorded on
chriselidie Recorded by
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chriselidie NatureMapr Latest Ricania limbata Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Insects

Additional information

Sitting on a cycad Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Ricaniidae (Family) Scientific name
A flugoroid planthopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible

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