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Family: Cicadellidae
A very small ( about 5 mm) long hopper nymph. Body mostly brown with throax and wing buds a bluish-grey. The entire body had pale specks. Fore legs showed stiff spiky hairs as did the last abdominal segment.
Spotted on a dry leaf of a eucalyptus sapling.
Not the usual colour nor did it have the stiff brush of waxy crystalline hairs arising from the rear end.
I need to research further for an ID but would appreciate help. thanks.
Will add reference.
Possibly Subfamily Tartessinae
Thanks Mark...or perhaps this one - Brunotartessus fulvus (yellow-headed leafhopper)
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
the rear end seems to have spikes !
We've spotted quite a few of these at Wick's - need to visit again to check out for adults.
My suggestion is based on my checking over the whole sapling and finding several adults and other instars of Two-lined gum hopper and no other species. Maybe a rash assumption.
Spotted on Sep 23, 2014
Submitted on Sep 24, 2014
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