Scolypopa australis

Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum at Acton, ACT

Identification history

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4 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

   2 Mar 2019

Deb, This is a plant hopper Scolypopa australis

RodDeb wrote:

   2 Mar 2019

Thanks Alison what sort of a name is Fluffybum, doesn't look fluffy to me :)

AlisonMilton wrote:

   2 Mar 2019

Fluffybum refers to the larval stage. See Scolypopa australis (Passionvine hopper, Fluffybum) on 29 Jan 2019

RodDeb wrote:

   2 Mar 2019

Thanks Alison

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.109313-35.277757
• Altitude 617.8m
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 28 Feb 2019 09:29 AM Recorded on
• RodDeb Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
• 246 images trained Machine learning
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