Rentinus dilatatus
Brown Long-nosed Planthopper
 AMYCLINAE,   FULGORIDAE,   AUCHENORRHYNCHA,   HEMIPTERA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Lynlee Braeside, Elizabeth, South Australia)

Adult Planthoppers are not moths or butterflies, but are in a totally different insect order: HEMIPTERA.


(Photo: courtesy of Lynlee Braeside, Elizabeth, South Australia)

The wings of this species are translucent brown with scattered dark spots and dots. They have a long proboscis, about half the length of a forewing. The insects have a wingspan of about 2 cms.


underside
(Photo: courtesy of Lynlee Braeside, Elizabeth, South Australia)

The species has been found in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania,
  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

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    (written 3 August 2017, updated 16 April 2026)