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Eurymeloides punctata
About 8mm in length, these hoppers had dark wings with two lateral white bands on the wings; the anterior band appeared more opaque. The pronotum and head were brown and mottled. A droplet of honeydew was seen at the rear end of one adult (pic#1). A couple of adults were seen with numerous nymphs (pic#3) at various stages of development. they were all attended to by ants that were attracted to the honey dew produced by the hoppers.
Eucalyptus tree - Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis)
There were at least 5 different stages of nymphs in the one group. These are from the Tribe: Eurymelini
Spotted on Mar 22, 2013
Submitted on Mar 25, 2013
4 Comments
Thank you Elaphrus. I was lucky to get this shot -kept trying to hide from me !
Nice one, Leuba.
Thanks Leanne. I get so excited every time I see these little hoppers-the nymphs are cuter still !
Cool spotting Leuba :)