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Speckled Leafhopper

Xestocephalus australensis

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Field Notes

Description:

Judging by the weave on the cloth 3 to 4mm. Brown with pale speckles and some metallic. Exaggerated hind legs for hopping, small eyes

Habitat:

Night visitor attracted by desk lamp.

Notes:

File #noah hopper. more stuff folder Probably in trouble for naming a Genus but it seems to fit. Thanks to stho002 and Mark Ridgeway for turning me on to the identification key

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Hah hah no, It seems like a good idea to try and identify a bunch of the same organisms at a time so I worked through my backlog. We got one? Very nice!!!
Did you put special hopper bait out last night? How many more? Xanthocephalus australensis looks pretty good. http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/species/xaustral.htm

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