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title: "Passionvine hopper"
description: "Scolypopa australis — Insetti e ragni. Scolypopa australis, commonly known as the passionvine hopper, is a species of insect in the Ricaniidae family of planthoppers (Fulgoroidea) that is native to Australia and was introduced to New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/passionvine-hopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Passionvine hopper

> Scolypopa australis — Insetti e ragni. Scolypopa australis, commonly known as the passionvine hopper, is a species of insect in the Ricaniidae family of planthoppers (Fulgoroidea) that is native to Australia and was introduced to New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Scolypopa australis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8101
- Wikidata: [Q7434324](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7434324)
- iNaturalist taxon: [340923](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/340923)

## Names

- en: Passionvine hopper

## Countries with the most observations

AU (4260), NZ (3412), AR (7), NF (5)

## Summary

Scolypopa australis, commonly known as the passionvine hopper, is a species of insect in the Ricaniidae family of planthoppers (Fulgoroidea) that is native to Australia and was introduced to New Zealand. Despite its name, they are found not only on passion vines, but on many plant species, including kiwifruit and the lantana. Brown with partly transparent wings, they are 5–6 mm long as adults and 5 mm as nymphs. As an adult they look somewhat like a moth to the untrained eye, and walk "like a ballerina". The nymphs are wingless and are informally known as fluffy bums. When sufficiently aroused they will hop off their…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolypopa_australis

## Photo

![Passionvine hopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/passionvine-hopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205060122

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/passionvine-hopper?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).