Green and Black Planthopper - Desudaba psittacus

Family Fulgoridae, Subfamily Aphaeninae, tribe Aphaenini

This page contains pictures and information about Green and Black Planthoppers that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 20mm

This hopper has the black head and black wings cover without any dots. Its abdomen is bright green in colour. When its wings are opened, there was the bright red spot on the base of each hind wing.



We found this insect on a Citrus tree in early summer. When disturbed, it hides to the other side of the tree trunk. On a hot mid-summer afternoon, we found about ten of them resting vertically on a gum tree trunk.



We also found many of them on tree trunk in Sinnamon Park during late summer.



Here we would like to thank Melinda Moir and Dr. Murray Fletcher for sending us email advised the ID of this planthopper.



This Black Lantern Fly has the black front wings without any dots, bright-red hind wing and bright-green abdomen.

Reference:
1. Desudaba psittacus - 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).
2. Species Desudaba psittacus Walker, 1958 - Australian Faunal Directory, Australian Biological Resources Study.