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Neotartessus flavipes
A small (about 6 -8 mm long) hopper with brown-blue wings, reddish brown eyes and lime green legs. The last pair of legs were spiky along the length of it and was kept tucked under the wings.
Eucalyptus tree Distribution: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
This probably a female. Males seem to have brown colouring, including the legs. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_... Family Cicadellidae, Subfamily Tartessinae tribe: Tartessini
Spotted on Jan 11, 2014
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014
5 Comments
Lovely!
Yeah, the great Olympus and a very co-operative hopper... :)
Yeah she's been holding out on us. Olympus SZ-10 pocket cam.
what camera did this? Nice shots!
Very good close-ups !! I've never noticed that pair of 3 little hairs on the face before.