Cicadellidae (family)
Unidentified leafhopper at Strathnairn, ACT
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| Cicadellidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Oct 2025 | |
| Cicadellidae (family) | TimL | 27 Oct 2025 |
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This initially looked like a tiny jumping spider on the side of a tree but turned out to be a leafhopper similar to sighting 4611987. It had a distinct threat posture when disturbed, raising the rear half of its body vertically above it.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.989989-35.234569
- Altitude 612.9m
- Maps Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
- Places Strathnairn, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2025 10:47 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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