Sextius virescens
2 Acacia horned treehopper at Thurgoona, NSW
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| Sextius virescens | AlisonMilton | 31 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | ChrisAllen | 30 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
First I noticed the ants running up and down the stem before I looked properly to see them on this other insect. Blended in with the other foliage quite well.
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31 Jan 2023
I think its the acacia horned leafhopper Chris. Sextius virescens they are so hard to see - even if there is a group of them together
Location information
- Coordinates 146.984564-36.027164
- Altitude 211.2m
- Places Thurgoona, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2023 07:21 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
- Ovens Wattle Associated plant
- Small black ant sp. Associated animal
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Sextius virescens Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Sextius virescens Scientific name
- Acacia horned treehopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1291.2m Recorded at altitude
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