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Amber tube spittlebug

Pectinariophyes stalii

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A small, multi-toned, green-yellow-amber, somewhat transparent-translucent, spittle bug. About 12mm.

Habitat:

Under strong lights in used car yard - hiding in the passenger door seal of a Holden..

Notes:

This is a type of spittle bug found on eucalyptus trees. Pectinariophyes nymphs live in calcerous tubes built usually at the axil on a small diameter plant stems.

https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniahemiptera/suborder-auche…

http://hemiptera-databases.org/cool/database.php?db=cool&lang=en&card=t…

Reference Links:

Pectinariophyes stalii - Overview, Pectinariophyes stalii | Atlas of Living Australia

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Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Leanne. I don't think it was really interested in the car - just another tyre kicker.

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