General Description
Body green with head tucked underneath. Mid-body (thorax) with two blunt horns and a pointed extension along the abdomen. Nymph (young treehopper) has long tail segment and no wings. Body up to 1 cm.
Biology
Green Treehoppers feed in groups on plant shoots, usually by lining up along branches. They excrete honeydew, which attracts ants and leads to the growth of black-grey mould on the plants. Females lay eggs in slits cut into wattle tree branches.
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
On wattle trees.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Green body, horns on thorax.
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Colours
Green
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Habitats
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Diet
Herbivore
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Fairmaire, 1846)
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Common Name
Green Treehopper
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Genus
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Species Name
virescens