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Platybrachys decemmacula
Green head, brown wings with pretty design.
Climbing up tree at Maroochy Botanical Gardens, Sunshine Coast.On tree trunk, the Green Face Gum Hoppers are usually facing upwards or downwards. The green face provides a good camouflage colour for those predators sitting on stem or tree trunk.
Thanks for letting me know, I am just amazed at how many insects and animals I don't know exist!!!
Hey Megs, I have one from the same family: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/103...
I thought they might be the same at first (with colour variations) but at looks like the two types are quite distinctly different.
Thanks Sachin for your suggestion, it is now been added to the mission - my first!
suitable for Mission - Mimetic Animals of the World
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8015...
Spotted on Jun 11, 2012
Submitted on Jun 11, 2012
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