A leafhopper at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Ledromorpha planirostris | 17 Jul 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Ledromorpha planirostris | 12 Jul 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Stenocotis depressa | 12 Jul 2024 | kasiaaus |
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4 comments
kasiaaus
wrote:
12 Jul 2024
Are Ledromorpha planirostris and Stenocotis depressa nymphs very similar? The adults of Stenocotis depressa are a lot more common and we should therefore have more Stenocotis depressa nymph sightings. Hmmm...
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
17 Jul 2024
Yes they are similar see https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_leafhoppers/BlackFlatHead.htm#:~:text=Nymphs%20are%20pale%20brown%20in,quickly%20around%20the%20tree%20trunk. but I think the central brown markings make this a Ledromorpha nymph see https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniahemiptera/insectsoftasauchenorrhyncha-suborder-auchenorrhyncha/infraorder-cicadomorpha/superfamily-membracoidea/cicadellidae-leafhoppers/subfamily-tartessinae/genus-ledromorpha/
kasiaaus
wrote:
17 Jul 2024
Thanks Michael. I wonder why there are a lot more sightings of Ledromorpha planirostris than Stenocotis depressa nymphs. It seems to be the reverse with adults.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
17 Jul 2024
I suspect that there may be some nymphs that we have placed in the wrong place -
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089765-35.238285
- Altitude 572.5m
- Maps University of Canberra
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jul 2024 11:28 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ledromorpha planirostris Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Ledromorpha planirostris Scientific name
- A leafhopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1330.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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