Subject: I found a cool bug and i would like to know its name
Geographic location of the bug: Northern Rivers NSW Australia
Date: 09/22/2017
Time: 08:04 AM EDT
Hello Bugman,
I found this cool bug on my desk and I was very curious about its name
(scientific name that is, not his given name (Rufus))
he is my son now
he’s cool
How you want your letter signed: rufus’ concerned mother
Dear Rufus’ Concerned Mother,
Rufus is a good looking bug. The best we can provide at this time is that Rufus is a Free-Living Hemipteran, and many of their suborder Auchenorrhyncha are known as Hoppers. Hoppers are plant suckers that can pose a threat to some agricultural industries. We did not locate Rufus on the Brisbane Insect site.
This one was very very hard, I find a single image online of Tortor dorrigensis, http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/species/tdorrig.htm
If there are only three species in the genus http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/evacanthinae/nirvanini.htm the species seems to be this one.
Thanks for the assistance Cesar.
This one was very very hard, I find a single image online of Tortor dorrigensis, http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/species/tdorrig.htm
If there are only three species in the genus http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/evacanthinae/nirvanini.htm the species seems to be this one.
But it is important to note that many planthoppers are quite harmless. In event of doubt, be nice to insect