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  Planthopper (Colgaroides sp)





Planthopper | Colgaroides sp photo
Planthopper with pink wing margins

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Planthopper | Colgaroides sp photo
Two Planthopper on the same Mock Orange plant (Murraya paniculata). Are these male and female or different growth stages?

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Planthopper | Colgaroides sp photo
Planthopper on bottlebrush stem (Callistemon)

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PLANTHOPPER FACTS

Identification
This planthopper is white with pale pink margin round the wings, pink legs and faint pink dot in the centre of the wing. Is this C. acuminata or a different species? One of the photos shows two planthoppers of different size and colour. I'm not sure if this is male and female colour difference, different growth stages, or even different species.

Size
12mm

Habitat
shrubs and trees

Food
plant sap



Classification
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Flatidae
Genus:Colgaroides
Species:sp
Common Name:Planthopper

Relatives in same Genus
  Mango Planthopper (C. acuminata)