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Neotartessus flavipes

Neotartessus flavipes

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 10mm long, wing covers charcoal grey with a bluish tint, legs yellow, eyes orange-brown.

Habitat:

On eucalyptus leaf in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

family: CICADELLIDAE <br>
subfamily: Tartessinae <br>
tribe: Tartessini <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:fa…

Reference Links:

Neotartessus flavipes - Information on Neotartessus flavipes, Genus Neotartessus - Insects of Tasmania: Hemiptera

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Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Yes it's so often a better source for us in southern Vic. TonyD knows his stuff... he is 'servitude' on Flickr if you get over there.
Mark Ridgway
The first one was. I think this is #2. I gave up on those faded albeit comprehensive NSW keys and found it by accident in some Tas Insects pages. https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmania/home

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2014

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