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Stenocotis depressa
An attractive long-legged 15 mm leafhopper with a broad triangular head and brown eyes. The whole insect was brown with thin scalloped patterns in a darker shade of brown.
Also on the trunk was a freshly discarded exuvia (pic 3).
Spotted on a smooth trunk of a gum tree at a rest stop along the Hume Highway- Chowne. Distribution: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:...
Leafhoppers live on plant sap. They have long legs suited for jumping. They are from the family: Cicadellidae which has numerous subfamilies. This species is in s/family Tartessinae, Tribe: Stenocotini
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane...
Spotted on Apr 19, 2021
Submitted on May 13, 2021
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