Buffalo Tree Hopper

STICTOCEPHALA BISONIA

Buffalo Tree Hopper
STICTOCEPHALA BISONIA
Ceresa, commonly known
as buffalo treehoppers, is
a genus of treehoppers.
Buffalo treehoppers
are a bright green color
and have a somewhat
triangular shape that helps
camouflage them so as to
resemble thorns or a twiggy
protuberance. Buffalo
Treehoppers have large
heads that resemble those
of a buffalo.
IDENTIFICATION: The
buffalo treehopper adult
is green, 3∕8 inch long,
triangle-shaped when
viewed from above and
hump-backed when viewed
from the side

CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: HEMIPTERA
FAMILY: MEMBRACIDAE
GENUS: STICTOCEPHALA
BINOMIAL NAME: STICTOCEPHALA BISONIA

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