Family

Ricaniid Planthoppers

Ricaniidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

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

Species in this group

Scolypopa australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Armacia hyalinata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ricania speculum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mulvia albizona

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ricaniid Planthoppers

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~20%
	Passionvine Hopper			~20%
2	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~20%
	Passionvine Hopper			~20%
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Passionvine Hopper			~10%
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Armacia hyalinata			~10%
5	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Passionvine Hopper			~10%
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Passionvine Hopper			~10%
7	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Passionvine Hopper			~10%
8	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Passionvine Hopper			~10%
9	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Twobanded Mulvia			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 4	~30%
	Black Planthopper			~30%
2	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~30%
	Passionvine Hopper			~30%
3	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Passionvine Hopper			~20%
4	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
5	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
6	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Passionvine Hopper			~10%
7	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
8	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
9	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Passionvine Hopper			~10%
10	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
11	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
12	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
13	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
14	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
15	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Twobanded Mulvia			~10%
16	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~10%
	Black Planthopper			~10%
17	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Passionvine Hopper			<5%
18	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Twobanded Mulvia			<5%
19	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Planthopper			<5%
20	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	<5%
	Black Planthopper			<5%

Ricaniid Planthoppers

Species in this group

Passionvine Hopper

Armacia hyalinata

Black Planthopper

Twobanded Mulvia

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ricaniid Planthoppers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked