Cicadellidae (family)
Unidentified leafhopper at Dubbo, NSW
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| Cicadellidae (family) | 1 Jun 2026 | KimberiRP | ||
| Eurybrachidae (family) | 29 Mar 2026 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 29 Mar 2026 | Jaxheretoo |
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I would like to know what these are. They do not appear to be harming plant. Ants appear to be assisting them?
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AlisonMilton
wrote:
29 Mar 2026
@Jaxheretoo These are leaf hoppers. Ants feed off the nectar secreted from their abdomen. The photo isn't clear enough to ID to species but they are generally on Eucalyptus.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.640779-32.239934
- Altitude 315.0m
- Places Dubbo, NSW
Sighting information
- 30 Abundance
- 29 Mar 2026 12:41 PM Recorded on
- Jaxheretoo Recorded by
Collections
- Jaxheretoo NatureMapr Cicadellidae (family) Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Cicadellidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified leafhopper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1344.16m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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