Insects
Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
Sighting 4472479

Scolypopa australis

Passionvine hopper, Fluffy bum at Ainslie, ACT

Scolypopa australis at Ainslie, ACT - 24 Feb 2023 05:20 PM
Scolypopa australis at Ainslie, ACT - 24 Feb 2023 05:20 PM
Scolypopa australis at Ainslie, ACT - 24 Feb 2023 05:20 PM
Scolypopa australis at Ainslie, ACT - 24 Feb 2023 05:20 PM
Scolypopa australis at Ainslie, ACT - 24 Feb 2023 05:20 PM
Scolypopa australis at Ainslie, ACT - 24 Feb 2023 05:20 PM
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Identification history

Scolypopa australis 25 Mar 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Scolypopa australis 12 Oct 2024 Hejor1
Coleoptera (order) immature 27 Feb 2023 Hejor1

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12 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   28 Feb 2023
Perhaps a Cleora species?
donhe wrote:
   28 Feb 2023
In this photo I am not clear which is an animal and which is vegetation.
I not know any lepidoptera larvae that have 24 pairs of legs.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   1 Mar 2023
Thanks Don - yes unobservant me
ibaird wrote:
   1 Mar 2023
What to do with inconclusive observations which may be inconclusive, but don't necessarily justify rejection?
Hejor1 wrote:
   1 Mar 2023
@MichaelMulvaney @donhe i think they were rows of eggs, laid only on the tips of these gum twigs.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   1 Mar 2023
Ian Just let them sit in unidentified with your best suggestion
donhe wrote:
   1 Mar 2023
Are they eggs? If so, break off the twig and keep it ina bottle and see what hatches.
Hejor1 wrote:
   4 Mar 2023
@donhe @MichaelMulvaney I found some more and broke off the twig. They’re in a clean plastic storage bottle with muslin for a lid. They’re in a sunny spot outside so fingers crossed they hatch!
donhe wrote:
   4 Mar 2023
Terrific. Please take their actual portrait before, and after, hatching . Can you do close-ups/macro?
Hejor1 wrote:
   4 Mar 2023
@donhe will do. I’ve got some better shots of eggs now.
Hejor1 wrote:
   12 Oct 2024
Suggestion ref: https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4601680
donhe wrote:
   12 Oct 2024
Cannot id till you have an adult

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