Chaetophyes compacta
Tube spittlebug at Aranda, ACT
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| Chaetophyes compacta | AlisonMilton | 30 Mar 2025 | |
| Chaetophyes compacta | WendyEM | 30 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 30 Mar 2025 |
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User's notes
It is not the actual insect but its home?
2 comments
30 Mar 2025
Thanks, hopefully I will remember the next time I spot one. They are exquisite homes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081756-35.257406
- Altitude 634.7m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Mar 2025 03:47 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chaetophyes compacta Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Chaetophyes compacta Scientific name
- Tube spittlebug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1286.94m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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6 / 7
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