Passionvine hopper (immature)
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Scolypopa australis (Walker)
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Ricaniidae
Size range
- About 5 mm long
Distribution
- Early introduction from Australia
- North Island and Nelson
Life History
- Both larvae and adults feed on plant sap of many garden plants
- Garden pest