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Purple Leafhopper - Austrotartessus monteithi

Family Cicadellidae

This page contains pictures and information about Purple Leafhoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 8mm 
 
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We found this leafhopper on Daisy Hills on Dec 2009. 
 
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Reference:
1. Austrotartessus monteithi F.Evans - Fletcher, M.J. (2009 and updates). Identification keys and checklists for the leafhoppers, planthoppers and their relatives occurring in Australia and neighbouring areas (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). 

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