Cicadellidae (family)
Unidentified leafhopper at Higgins, ACT
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| Cicadellidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 17 May 2021 | |
| Cicadellidae (family) | KimPullen | 14 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 14 Feb 2021 |
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I initially thought this was a leaf hopper but a few days later saw more and they flew off rather than hopped. Also, on citrus rather than eucalypts. The citrus trees also have scale; small orange spots, becoming larger black scale if left too long. Not sure if there is a correlation.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029625-35.238249
- Altitude 679.1m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2021 10:19 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Citrus trees Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga flagged sightings AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cicadellidae (family) Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Cicadellidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified leafhopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1344.16m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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