Platybrachys decemmacula

Green-faced gum hopper at Acton, ACT

Platybrachys decemmacula at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2020
Platybrachys decemmacula at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2020
Platybrachys decemmacula at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2020
Platybrachys decemmacula at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2020
Platybrachys decemmacula at Acton, ACT - 12 Mar 2020
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Identification history

Platybrachys decemmacula 18 Mar 2020 KimPullen
Platybrachys decemmacula 14 Mar 2020 Bron
Unidentified 14 Mar 2020 TimL

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User's notes

Possibly Eurybrachyidae, a tailed planthopper nymph? Sighted on a handrail in ANBG's Rainforest Gully moving backwards and forwards at speed.

3 comments

Illilanga wrote:
   14 Mar 2020
Yes, likely to be Platybrachys sp. I will see if Kim can ID to species.
Bron wrote:
   15 Mar 2020
Good idea. I suggested that species because the adults are so common here and I see so many instars.
KimPullen wrote:
   19 Mar 2020
I will confirm it as P. decemmacula simply because it seems to be the common species in the vicinity. If there are any other species locally, it would probably need a dedicated study to find out how to distinguish the immatures.

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  • 12 Mar 2020 12:30 PM Recorded on
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