(Insects)Toy cicadas, leafhopper's or fulgorids?

[Hercules beetle]

I want to find some and know what ones you have. I have a small brown cicada, but i dont have any sources to post photos from.

[bmathison1972]

Cicadas are commonly made. I have several from the Japanese/gashapon makers including Kaiyodo (ChocoQ Animatales; Natural Monuments of Japan; etc), Furuta (Insect Science), Yujin made a couple in their Insects of Japan series, Bandai did a life cycle, and Rement. I also have an Australian species from the Cadbury-Yowies line.
Also, cicadas are common in 'bin-style' figures (like the kind you get from drug and dollar stores).

fulgoroids and treehoppers are scarcer but the PlayVisions insect set had both (I don't have either unfortunately).

[Hercules beetle]

Thanks for the info.
I have always been obsessed with lantern bugs, i dont know why, but i just have.

[brontodocus]

I have the PV fulgoroid:


It's most likely representing Pyrops intricata. I never measured it but the length should be around 50 or 60 mm, so it's more or less life size. I believe I have the membracid treehopper somewhere, too, but never photographed it (and I don't know where it is... ).

Edit 2017-01-21: Updated image urls.

[Hercules beetle]

I have the PV fulgoroid:

It's most likely representing Pyrops intricata. I never measured it but the length should be around 50 or 60 mm, so it's more or less life size. I believe I have the membracid treehopper somewhere, too, but never photographed it (and I don't know where it is... ).

I dont want that... I NEED THAT!

[stargatedalek]

there were some play visions cicadas made, I have them and they are very nice
they also made some fireflies (I assume thats what you mean by lantern bug)

if I can find them I'll try and get a pic

[bmathison1972]

there were some play visions cicadas made, I have them and they are very nice
they also made some fireflies (I assume thats what you mean by lantern bug)

if I can find them I'll try and get a pic

'lantern bugs' are a group of fulgoroid planthoppers (very much like the PlayVisions one Andre posted above)

[stargatedalek]

thanks
I'd never heard the term before

[widukind]

I have the PV fulgoroid:

It's most likely representing Pyrops intricata. I never measured it but the length should be around 50 or 60 mm, so it's more or less life size. I believe I have the membracid treehopper somewhere, too, but never photographed it (and I don't know where it is... ).

I dont want that... I NEED THAT!

I will pm you

[BlueKrono]

I was wondering if a Fulgora laternaria had ever been made. This is my favorite insect, and I did my final project on it in my college entomology class. I wish the picture Brontodocus apparently posted was still visible, as I'd also be interested in leafhoppers and other close relatives. A Google search for the PV figure turns up squat.

[bmathison1972]

I was wondering if a Fulgora laternaria had ever been made. This is my favorite insect, and I did my final project on it in my college entomology class. I wish the picture Brontodocus apparently posted was still visible, as I'd also be interested in leafhoppers and other close relatives. A Google search for the PV figure turns up squat.

Interestingly I have the PV fulgorid en route to me now. I plan on doing one of my detailed reviews of the entire set when it arrives. I actually have the text written already lol just need to snap pics when i get the figures.

[BlueKrono]

Wonderful. Eagerly awaiting that. Do you think your source would have another one of that figure?

[brontodocus]

I was wondering if a Fulgora laternaria had ever been made. This is my favorite insect, and I did my final project on it in my college entomology class. I wish the picture Brontodocus apparently posted was still visible, as I'd also be interested in leafhoppers and other close relatives. A Google search for the PV figure turns up squat.

Thanks for the heads up, the photos should be visible again!

[BlueKrono]

I have the PV fulgoroid:


It's most likely representing Pyrops intricata. I never measured it but the length should be around 50 or 60 mm, so it's more or less life size. I believe I have the membracid treehopper somewhere, too, but never photographed it (and I don't know where it is... ).

Edit 2017-01-21: Updated image urls.

Awesome! One of the Asian species... I've seen a lot of cool insects on this site, but now I have a new #1 most wanted. It's pretty weird no one's made the Alligator Bug yet. I have a real one though. I nicknamed him "The Most Delicate Thing I Own" although he's in contention for that title with my freeze-dried Cecropia caterpillar and my paper thin dried Draco lizards.