Scolypopa australis
Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum at Kambah, ACT
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| Scolypopa australis | KimPullen | 18 Jan 2017 | |
| Scolypopa australis | KimPullen | 18 Jan 2017 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 16 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
Tiny moth that with a wingspan of about 1cm and what looked like translucent wings.
1 comment
18 Jan 2017
Thanks for the ID. After I took the photo, the insect did hop away at incredible speed, rather than fly like a moth. The confusion would be common, just because of the general appearance seems moth-like.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075826-35.384251
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Jan 2017 08:08 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scolypopa australis Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Scolypopa australis Scientific name
- Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1098.2m Recorded at altitude
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