Family

Flatid Planthoppers

Flatidae

23 species in our catalog · found in 24 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies)
FamilyFlatidae (Flatid Planthoppers)

Species in this group

Endemic

Flatida rosea

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lawana radiata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Flata stellaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Siphanta acuta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Adelidoria glauca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lawana pryeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bythopsyrna trichrousa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Geisha distinctissima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Metcalfa pruinosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ormenoides venusta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cerynia maria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Paradaksha meeki

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copsyrna maculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Flatormenis proxima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ormenaria rufifascia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dalapax postica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Flatida tricolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colgar tricolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Flatoidinus punctatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sephena quintena

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colgar peracuta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Flatormenis saucia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anzora unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Flatid Planthoppers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 23	~60%
	Flatid Leaf Bug			~60%
2	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 23	~30%
	Lawana radiata			~20%
	Bythopsyrna trichrousa			~10%
3	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 23	~20%
	Paradaksha meeki			~10%
	Colgar tricolor			~10%
	Sephena quintena			~10%
4	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	Palm Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Flatoidinus punctatus			~10%
5	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 23	~20%
	Flata stellaris			~20%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 23	~20%
	Torpedo Bug			~10%
	Dalapax postica			~10%
7	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 23	~20%
	Cerynia maria			~10%
	Flatida tricolor			~10%
8	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 23	~20%
	Torpedo Bug			~20%
9	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 23	~20%
	Adelidoria glauca			~20%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			~10%
11	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 23	~10%
	Lawana pryeri			~10%
12	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
13	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Palm Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Flatoidinus punctatus			~10%
14	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Palm Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
15	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 23	~10%
	Geisha distinctissima			~10%
16	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
17	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Ormenoides venusta			~10%
18	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 23	~10%
	Copsyrna maculata			~10%
19	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	🦋 Colgar peracuta			~10%
20	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Flatormenis saucia			~10%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 23	~10%
	Dalapax postica			~10%
22	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	Grey Planthopper			~10%
23	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 23	<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
24	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 23	<5%
	Torpedo Bug			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Ormenoides venusta			~10%
2	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Ormenoides venusta			~10%
3	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 23	~20%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~20%
4	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 23	~20%
	Geisha distinctissima			~20%
5	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Ormenoides venusta			<5%
6	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 23	~20%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~20%
7	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 23	~20%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~20%
8	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 23	~20%
	Geisha distinctissima			~20%
9	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 23	~10%
	Torpedo Bug			~10%
	Grey Planthopper			<5%
10	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Ormenoides venusta			<5%
	Flatormenis saucia			<5%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			<5%
11	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~10%
	Palm Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
	Flatoidinus punctatus			<5%
	Ormenoides venusta			<5%
12	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
13	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
	Ormenoides venusta			<5%
14	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
	Ormenoides venusta			<5%
15	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
16	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 23	~10%
	Geisha distinctissima			~10%
17	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
18	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
19	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			<5%
20	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	Grey Planthopper			~10%
21	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Ormenoides venusta			<5%
22	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
23	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
	Ormenoides venusta			<5%
	Flatoidinus punctatus			<5%
24	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
25	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 23	~10%
	Geisha distinctissima			~10%
26	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~10%
	Northern Flatid Planthopper			<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
27	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
	Palm Flatid Planthopper			<5%
28	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 23	~10%
	Torpedo Bug			~10%
29	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Torpedo Bug			~10%
30	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 23	~10%
	Geisha distinctissima			~10%
31	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	🦋 Colgar peracuta			~10%
32	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
33	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 23	~10%
	Geisha distinctissima			~10%
34	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
35	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
36	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 23	~10%
	Geisha distinctissima			~10%
37	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
38	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Torpedo Bug			~10%
39	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 23	~10%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			~10%
40	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 23	<5%
	Torpedo Bug			<5%
41	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Torpedo Bug			<5%
42	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
43	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 23	<5%
	Torpedo Bug			<5%
44	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 23	<5%
	Geisha distinctissima			<5%
45	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
46	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 23	<5%
	Torpedo Bug			<5%
47	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 23	<5%
	Geisha distinctissima			<5%
48	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 23	<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
49	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	<5%
	🦋 Colgar peracuta			<5%
50	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 23	<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
51	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 23	<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%
52	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 23	<5%
	Copsyrna maculata			<5%
53	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Citrus Flatid Planthopper			<5%

Flatid Planthoppers

Species in this group

Flatid Leaf Bug

Lawana radiata

Flata stellaris

Torpedo Bug

Adelidoria glauca

Lawana pryeri

Bythopsyrna trichrousa

Geisha distinctissima

Citrus Flatid Planthopper

Ormenoides venusta

Cerynia maria

Paradaksha meeki

Copsyrna maculata

Northern Flatid Planthopper

Palm Flatid Planthopper

Dalapax postica

Flatida tricolor

Colgar tricolor

Flatoidinus punctatus

Sephena quintena

Colgar peracuta

Flatormenis saucia

Grey Planthopper

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Flatid Planthoppers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked