Passionvine Hoppers hop away when disturbed. They attack cultivated and ornamental plants, including fruit and vegetables. They excrete honeydew, which leads to the growth of black-grey mould. Body brown and wings clear with a brown mottled pattern; triangular shape when resting. Nymph (young hopper) is green-brown with a tuft of white hairs at the tip of the abdomen on the plants

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Habitat Urban gardens
Size Body up to 8 mm long
Origin Native
Distribution Eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Urban gardens
Size
Body up to 8 mm long
Common Name Passionvine Hopper
Aliases fluffy bums,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderHemiptera
SuborderAuchenorrhyncha
InfraorderFulgoromorpha
SuperfamilyFulgoroidea
FamilyRicaniidae
GenusScolypopa
SpeciesScolypopa australis
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