Eurybrachidae (family)

1 Unidentified planthopper at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Eurybrachidae (family)	9 Nov 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Eurybrachidae (family)	4 Nov 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Eurybrachidae	3 Nov 2020	pmillsApio87
Platybrachys sp. (genus)	2 Apr 2019	Illilanga
Lachnodius sp. (genus)	1 Apr 2019	BIrdsinCanberra

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This case was well above my height, placed on the underside of one of the main branches coming off the trunk.

7 comments

KimPullen wrote:

2 Apr 2019

I haven't a clue what this is, but I don't think it's a scale insect.

RogerF wrote:

2 Apr 2019

Could be a felted scale Lachnodius sp. see page 122 my book.

BIrdsinCanberra wrote:

3 Apr 2019

Hi Roger, I have a copy of your book after your recommended in a comment on my last sighting. Unlike in your book and my previous sighting further up Red Hill, this one was by itself. Sorry, my only other photo was very blurry. Thanks for the comments from you and Kim. Cheers

pmillsApio87 wrote:

3 Nov 2020

Found something similar on a planted eucalypt in my neighbourhood in Brisbane. Ended up being a Eurybrachidae (planthopper) egg sac.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

4 Nov 2020

Thanks Penelope

RogerF wrote:

9 Nov 2020

They do look very similar except that Lacnodius is generally in colonies. There are other pictures of Eurybrachid egg sacs on the internet and of the laying process. So I confirm ther latest ID.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

9 Nov 2020

Thanks Roger

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098513 -35.327187
Altitude 607.2m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Mar 2019 07:16 AM Recorded on
BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
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Illilanga flagged sightings Insects Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) BIrdsinCanberra

Additional information

Yellow box Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Female Gender
Eggs Breeding behaviour

Species information

Eurybrachidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified planthopper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 858.12m Recorded at altitude
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