Acizzia acaciaedecurrentis
Early Green Wattle Psyllid at Red Hill Nature Reserve
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| Acizzia acaciaedecurrentis | MichaelMulvaney | 25 May 2024 | |
| Cicadellidae (family) | CarbonAI | 24 May 2024 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 24 May 2024 |
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I have no idea what these insects are - leaf hoppers? This was fascinating, as I think there was every life stage on this plant, being tended by ants. The fourth photo showed exudate, which I assume is what the ants eat to entice them to tend the insect?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104683-35.324748
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 May 2024 01:09 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Wattle Associated plant
- Meat ant tending every life stage of this insect? Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acizzia acaciaedecurrentis Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Acizzia acaciaedecurrentis Scientific name
- Early Green Wattle Psyllid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 700.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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