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The following is a list of 12 species of leafhoppers and planthoppers that have been observed on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve. It includes both those positively identified to the exact species as well as those incompletely identified.

All species listed are native to the area.

Photos below were taken on the Reserve by Alison Milton

 

  Common name Scientific name hover over image to see name
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  Grey Planthopper Anzora unicolor Eurymela fenestrata [Gum tree Hopper]
  Unidentified spittlebug Aphrophorinae sp.
  Yellow-headed Leafhopper Brunotartessus fulvus
  2-horned tree hopper Ceraon sp. (genus)
  Unidentified leafhopper Cicadellidae sp.
  A gumtree hopper Eurymela distincta
  A gumtree hopper Eurymela fenestrata
  A gumtree hopper Eurymeloides pulchra
  Red-lined Leaf Hopper Eurymelops rubrovittata
  Green-faced gum hopper Platybrachys decemmacula
  A gumtree hopper Platybrachys sp. (genus)
  Acacia Horned Tree Hopper Sextius virescens
       
  Eurymela rubrovittata [Red-lined Leaf Hopper] Anzora unicolor [Grey planthopper]

 

For more photos of leaf- and plant-hoppersfrom the Pinnacle and elsewhere in the ACT, follow this link to
the Canberra Nature Map:

https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Locations/Guide/63/248

 

 

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