Eurymela fenestrata
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| Eurymela fenestrata | |
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| Later stage nymph instar of Eurymela fenestrata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Eurymela |
| Species: | E. fenestrata |
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| Eurymela fenestrata | |
Eurymela fenestrata, widely known as the common jassid[3] and sometimes as the large gum treehopper, is a species of leafhopper found throughout mainland Australia.
The common jassid is a large leafhopper, adults reaching a length of 15 mm (0.6 in). The body shape has been compared to a bison, and is robust and wedge-shaped, broad at the front and bluntly tapering at the back. The wide prothorax is red and the abdomen brown and deep violet, with several white patches on the wings. The limbs are black. The nymphs are reddish-brown marked with black.[4]
