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Froghopper
Anyllis tiegsi
-37.9678, 145.391
Field Notes
Description:
This small froghopper had a broad brown head and thorax. Wings were black with distinct white markings. It would have been about 5 mm long and hardly noticeable sitting on a dry eucalyptus leaf on the ground with other leaf litter and bark.
Habitat:
Spotted along a walking track near a reserve - Cardinia Reservoir Park Reserve.
Notes:
These are called froghoppers as adults and spittlebugs as nymphs. They feed exclusively on plant sap. <br> Family : Cercopidae <br> Subfamily: Aphrophorinae
Reference Links:
Anyllis tiegsi | Atlas of Living Australia
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 16, 2021
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