Black planthopper
Ricania speculum (Walker, 1851)
Status not recordedinsects
The black planthopper (Ricania speculum) is a species in the family Ricaniidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 12 countries, including Indonesia, Italy and Malaysia.
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Quick facts about the black planthopper
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 12 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the black planthopper live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The black planthopper is listed for 12 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the black planthopper endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the black planthopper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyRicaniidae
- genusRicania
- SpeciesRicania speculum (Walker, 1851)
Synonyms Flatoides speculum
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- Schwarze BreitflügelzikadeGerman
- RicaniaItalian
- 팔점날개매미충Korean
- 八點廣翅蠟蟬Chinese
Relatives of the black planthopper
Other species in the same genus Ricania.
CompareBlack planthopper vs Ricania apicalisBlack planthopper vs Ricania atraBlack planthopper vs Ricania auroraBlack planthopper vs Ricania aylae
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the black planthopper live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the black planthopper for 12 countries, including Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma) and Nepal. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the black planthopper?
The black planthopper (Ricania speculum) belongs to the family Ricaniidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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