Platybrachys decemmacula

1 Green-faced gum hopper at Fadden, ACT

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Identification history

Platybrachys decemmacula	15 Dec 2018	Illilanga
Platybrachys decemmacula	15 Dec 2018	MichaelBedingfield
Platybrachys sp. (genus)	1 Jul 2018	Illilanga
Platybrachys sp. (genus)	27 Jun 2018	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	25 Jun 2018	YumiCallaway

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Leaf or plant hopper. Interesting movements involving a flapping motion - a kind of movement which reminded me of a bird ruffling its feathers. Also when I later referred to photos from the side, I noticed it looked a little like the mouth stylet of a cicada.

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silverseastarsong wrote:

15 Dec 2018

This is Platybrachys decemmacula, one of two species in this area. It is distinguished by the colour pattern.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

15 Dec 2018

Hi Sandra et al
The comment above is by James Bailey who seems to be quite knowledgeable. His opinion is worth considering.

Illilanga wrote:

15 Dec 2018

Thanks Michael. I think most of the Genus Platybrachys on CNM were 'lumped' together until more recently. Might be worth going through the sightings and seeing if we can ID them to species level when time permits. Happy for any assistance here. :)

silverseastarsong wrote:

15 Dec 2018

(worth noting that as more collections of the genus are taken, we may find further species involved -- but so far, it has just been the two to my knowledge, and the second species is already rarely collected)

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

15 Dec 2018

Yes Sandra
If you have the time to go through the list that would be great.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.112142 -35.401352
Places Fadden, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Feb 2018 11:07 AM Recorded on
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Insects Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) YumiCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

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Platybrachys decemmacula Scientific name
Green-faced gum hopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 960m Recorded at altitude
199 images trained Machine learning
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Platybrachys decemmacula

1 Green-faced gum hopper at Fadden, ACT

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