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Te kaipekepeke passion vine (te punua)

Passionvine hopper (immature)

Scolypopa australis (Walker)
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Passionvine hopper nymph. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Passionvine hopper nymph. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Pūtoi
Order
Hemiptera
Whānau
Family
Ricaniidae
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Te Rahi

  • 5 mm pea te roa.

Size range

  • About 5 mm long

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Ahitereiria, engari kua roa ki Aotearoa.
  • Kei Te Ika a Māui me Whakatū.

Distribution

  • Early introduction from Australia
  • North Island and Nelson

Te Huringa Ora

  • E 7 mm pea te roa, me te uru mai o ngā parirau ki tēnei inenga.
  • Kai ai ngā torongū me ngā pakeke i te pia o ētahi tipu maha o te māra.
  • He whakararu tāna i te māra.

Life history

  • Both nymphs and adults feed on plant sap of many garden plants
  • Garden pest

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Further information

Passionvine hopper adult. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Passionvine hopper adult. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Passionvine hopper adult (side view). Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Passionvine hopper adult (side view). Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Passionvine hopper nymph. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Passionvine hopper nymph. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Passionvine hopper nymph. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Passionvine hopper nymph. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Passionvine hopper egg scar. Image: Bevan Weir / CC BY Image
Passionvine hopper egg scar. Image: Bevan Weir / CC BY