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White-dotted Brown Leafhopper - Rhotidus teleformis

Family Cicadellidae

This page contains pictures and information about the White-dotted Brown Leafhoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 15mm 
 
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The Leafhopper was found on White Hill in later summer. Its head produced forwards in front of the eyes and its abdomen tip extends well beyond its wings.
 
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We saw this leafhopper a few times, it was always found sitting on leaf of Eucalypts
 

Reference and links:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 469-470.
2. Rhotidus teleformis (Walker) - Fletcher, M.J. (2009 and updates). Identification keys and checklists for the leafhoppers, planthoppers and their relatives.
3. Species Rhotidus teleformis (Walker, 1851) - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage. 

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