Known species: Stenocotis depressa (Walker)

Comments: The only species of Stenocotis is the most "named" species of Australian leafhopper with more synonyms than any other. This is a reflection of the wide variation in both size and colour found in both sexes. Males tend to be darker and smaller than females but the ranges in these features overlap considerably. This is also the most widespread species being found in all States of Australia as well as Hong Kong and the Philippines. 

The species is common on trunks of eucalypts and is often seen feeding during the day unlike other stenocotines which appear to feed mainly at night.

Document 2656, submitted 11 July 2003
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