Scamandra rosea
Species of lanternflies
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Scamandra rosea is a species of lanternfly found in Sumatra, Java, Bali & Borneo.[2][3]
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| Scamandra rosea | |
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| Two Scamandra rosea in Java | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Scamandra |
| Species: | S. rosea |
| Binomial name | |
| Scamandra rosea (Guérin-Méneville, 1834) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Identification
Scamandra rosea can be distinguished from all other Scamandra by the combination of no distinct blackish C-shaped marking at approximately 2/3rds from the base of the tegmina, with stripes formed by small dots in the basal 2/3rds. The only similar species of the three species of the lachesis group - Scamandra lachesis, S. lydia, and S. banksi, which are found in the Philippines, outside its range.