Chewobrachys sanguiflua (Walker, 1858)
Green and Red Wattle Hopper
 (formerly known as Platybrachys sanguiflua)
PLATYBRACHINAE,   EURYBRACHYIDAE,   AUCHENORRHYNCHA,   HEMIPTERA
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Peter Chew Karawatha Forest, Queensland)

Planthoppers are not moths or butterflies, but are in a totally different insect order: HEMIPTERA. They feed on the sap of

  • Gum Trees, and
  • Wattles.


    female, moulting : shrugging its old skin off its tail
    (Photo: by Glen Hutley, courtesy of Lesley Hutley, Waterford, Queensland)

    The wings of this species are brown with white markings including a wavy pale transverse band. The abdomen of the female is red, and the abdomen of the male is brown. The insects have a wingspan of about 2 cms.

    The species has been found in

  • Western Australia, and
  • Queensland.

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    (written 3 March 2026)