Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)Planthoppers Index Alleloplasis Apollo maculiceps Colgaroides acuminata (Mango Planthopper) Desudaba maculata Desudaba psittacus Epithalamium aziola Eurybrachidae (Squathoppers) Flatidae Platybrachys Rhotana gressittorum Saccharodite chrysonoe Salona panorpaepennis Scolypopa australis (Passionvine Hopper)
Scolypopa australis is a species of insect in the family Ricaniidae family (a member of the Fulgoroidea planthoppers) that is native to Australia. Commonly known as Passionvine Hopper, they are found on many plant species, including passionfruit, kiwifruit and lantana. Like all planthoppers, they suck on the sap of plants, leaving behind a honeydew secretion which is gathered by bees.
The nymph are about 5 mm long, the adults between 5-6 mm long. As pictured here, the nymhs are wingless and often referred to as “fluffy bums”. To the untrained eyes, the adult look like moths.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
- Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
- Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
- Family: Ricaniidae
- Genus: Scolypopa
- Species: Scolypopa australis
Footnote & References
- Photographs © Deb Taylor
- Scolypopa australis (Walker, 1851), Passionvine Hopper, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Scolypopa australis
Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)Planthoppers Index Alleloplasis Apollo maculiceps Colgaroides acuminata (Mango Planthopper) Desudaba maculata Desudaba psittacus Epithalamium aziola Eurybrachidae (Squathoppers) Flatidae Platybrachys Rhotana gressittorum Saccharodite chrysonoe Salona panorpaepennis Scolypopa australis (Passionvine Hopper)
HemipteraHemiptera Index Cicadellidae Cicadoidea Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers) Heteroptera (True Bugs) Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)
InsectsInsects Life Cycle… Bees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Neuroptera Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub
