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Dee777 Melbourne, Australia Apr 09, 2011

Location Melbourne
Size 1.5 cm

I think the second brown one is the previous skin of the bug, is that right???
Dee

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Apr 09, 2011

Its a type of treehopper or leafhopper.
And yes, it's the skin it previously occupied while in its previous life stage =).
Anodecathode's precious thread has an excellent picture of oak treehopper nymphs and adults together, if you are curious.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1171222/

I'm not familiar with Australian bugs, so I'm afraid I can't tack a species onto that ;)



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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Apr 10, 2011

That is Stenocotis depressa in the Cicadellidae. I recently found one in Tarra-Bulga National Park and had it identified for me by an expert.
Here is an illustration at his site: http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/species/sdepress.htm
and here is our BugDiles page (with a picture of my Tarra-Bulga specimen): http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/6566/

I hope you will add your picture to that page

Ken

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Dee777 Melbourne, Australia Apr 10, 2011

Thank you very much and Done :-)

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