Newly hatched flatid hopper nymphs. Woodgate, Qld.
Newborn planthoppers with a wasp parasite hatched from the same eggs. Woodgate, Qld.
Planthopper nymph near exuvia on a leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Flatid planthopper nymph carries a small hitch hiker under it's wing. Woodgate, Qld.
The life history of every instar of this hopper (plus a few tiny absentees). Woodgate, Qld.
Planthopper nymph on the flower stem of an Hibiscus shrub. Kyogle, NSW.
A hopper nymph on a gum leaf. Kenmore, Qld.
Leafhopper lays eggs in a nest of waxy fuzz. Woodgate, Qld.
Leafhopper nymph looks cranky. Woodgate, Qld.
Portrait of a Rhotanini planthopper. Mt Glorious, Qld.
This rather rotund planthopper reminds me of an elephant. Tarragindi, Qld.
A crew of Rhytidoponera green-head ants harass leafhopper nymphs for honeydew. Mitchell, Qld.
Leafhopper nymph feeds on the young leaves of a bottlebrush tree. Mitchell, Qld.
Portrait of a yellow and blue leafhopper (Ishidaella sp.). Kyogle, NSW.
Planthopper nymph on bark. Cania Gorge, Qld.
Derbid planthopper has spectacular face ornaments. Cape Tribulation, Qld.
Derbid planthopper sits quietly on a tree. Cape Tribulation, Qld.
Derbid planthopper sits quietly next to a silk lined hole on a tree. Cape Tribulation, Qld.
Planthopper nymph has a wooly looking tail. Maybe it keeps the bottom warm. Cambroon, Qld.
Brown planthopper nymph hides under a rotting log near a termite nest. Woodgate, Qld.
Brown hopper nymph hides under a rotting log near a termite nest and some brown fungus. Woodgate, Qld.
A family of leafhopper nynphs at different stages of development hide and feed inside the curls of new growth on a gum tree. They are attended by a group of iridomyrmex ants who herd the youngsters around the tree to the best feeding spots. Mundubbera, Qld.
A young leafhopper (Brunotartessus fulvus) rests on a gum leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
Green Idiocerinae leafhopper sidles away from the photogrpaher. Longreach, Qld.
Adult Idiocerinae leafhopper on tree bark. Wilston, Qld.
Green-headed Tartessinae leafhopper on tree bark. Wilston, Qld.
Portrait of a tiny orange and white planthopper nymph. Kyogle, NSW.
Tiny planthopper nymph sits on the head of a hoverfly larva inside a rattle ant nest. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Recently moulted adult hopper (Aprivesa exuta) rests near it's shed skin. Oxley Creek, Qld.
Planthopper sucks sap from new shoots on a gum tree. Mundubbera, QLD.
The elegant and spiky bum hole of a leafhopper nymph. Mundubbera, QLD.