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Flat-head leafhopper -female
Stenocotis depressa
-34.7339, 149.958
Field Notes
Description:
An attractive long-legged 15 mm leafhopper with a broad triangular head and brown eyes. The whole insect was brown with thin scalloped patterns in a darker shade of brown. <br>
Also on the trunk was a freshly discarded exuvia (pic 3).
Habitat:
Spotted on a smooth trunk of a gum tree at a rest stop along the Hume Highway- Chowne.
Distribution:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a…
Notes:
Leafhoppers live on plant sap. They have long legs suited for jumping. They are from the family: Cicadellidae which has numerous subfamilies. This species is in s/family Tartessinae, Tribe: Stenocotini <br> https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_leafhoppers/BlackFlatHead.htm
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 13, 2021
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