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Eurypella sp.
This little hopper was about 6 mm long with a mottled brown head and dark wings.
Spotted on a eucalyptus sapling.
There were two hoppers on this young tree and they were tended to by numerous ants. Leafhoppers produce a sugary liquid that are collected by these meat ants. In return, the ants protect the hoppers - a mutualistic relationship.
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Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily Eurymelinae (Gum leafhoppers)
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