4894. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: A bug looking like a moth. Ricanula stigmatica. Plant hopper

WILDLIFE SINGAPORE : A bug looking like a moth. Ricanula stigmatica. Plant hopper

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: A bug looking like a moth. Ricanula stigmatica. A tripod gives sharp image.

Ricanula stigmatica in Yio Chu Kang Cres grassland, 16 Jun 2023, 8.10am

This planthopper is a bug with a moth-like appearance. Canon R5, tripod, TV, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO 320.
Adult is 1 cm long. Rarely seen in Yio Chu Kang Cres nowadays.

Very rare to see one. This bug was sighted in Yio Chu Kang Cres forest this morning. Did not fly off. Tripod used. Can see his eye. Adult planthopper is 1 cm - hence very difficult to get sharp photo if I don't use a tripod.

Looks like a moth in green and maroon or brown. This young adult looks great in shape and body condition.

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