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White-marked Gum Hopper 2 - Platybrachys sp

Family Eurybrachyidae  

This page contains pictures and information about White-marked Gum Hoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. 

Body length 25mm, female  
 
We sometimes found this Planthopper on different type of gum trees, mostly on Peppermint Bark Gum and Stringy Bark Gum. This is a large species and seldom found on smooth bark gum trees. 
 
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The Gum Hopper is dark brown in colour with white pattern. Its abdomen and legs have some blue-green colour covered by its wings. 
 
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From the reference we know that Platybrachys sp. are usually dimorphous, male and female are looked different. This hopper may be the female of other known species in this page
 
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This Planthopper was very hard to be noticed until it moved. It was hiding on a Stringy Bark Gum tree trunk. Photos was taken during mid summer in Karawatha Forest. 
 
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Pictures taken in Karawatha Forest in late spring. This species is somewhat variable in colour. 
 
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Planthopper Adult Emerging  

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On Aug 2007 in Karawatha Forest, we found this planthopper nymph. Its body size was large and fat. We thought it might be about time to turn into a adult. So we collected it and kept it in a jar.
 
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In the same day at around 10:00pm, we found the planthopper was emerging. The whole emerging insect was pale blue in colour, with pink legs. Then it extended its wings to normal size and turned into dark brown colour. 
 
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We might not have provided the best environment for the insect to emerge. Its wings were a bit deformed.
 

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