Acizzia dodonaeae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Psyllidae |
Genus: | Acizzia |
Species: | A. dodonaeae |
Binomial name | |
Acizzia dodonaeae Tuthill, 1952 |
Acizzia dodonaeae is a psyllid common on Dodonaea viscosa.
A. dodonaeae is endemic to the Australian Alps, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
The adult, with wings folded, is from 2.25 to 2.75 millimetres long. Head and thorax are white to pale buff coloured, and the abdomen is green.
female cauda (left) and forewing (right, length about 2.4 mm)
nymphs, note sugars being excreted