Tribe Typhlocybini
Caution
Many of the insects depicted on these pages are outwardly similar and you should not use photographs as the sole means of identification. These pages form part of a scientific key which will assist a trained entomologist to identify the species accurately.
Tribe: Typhlocybini
Economic Status: A number of species of these very small leafhoppers are of economic importance in Australia and there are also exotic species which pose a biosecurity threat to Australia. Their main mode of damage is through cell rupture feeding by which cells are dissolved and the contents ingested. This causes speckling of leaves and loss of photosynthetic capacity.
Notes: There are no species of the tribe native to Australia, all being introductions. Identification of these species is more reliably based on examination of the male genitalia.
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Edwardsiana flavescens (Fabricius) The rose leafhopper |
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| The apple leafhopper |
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The European elm leafhopper |
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