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Two-horned Tree Hopper

Ceraon vitta

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A small dark brown tree hopper with two truncated pronotal horns. The dark tented wings had a wave-like pale pattern.

Habitat:

Spotted on black wattle ( Acacia mearnsii) in a nature reserve - Police Paddocks.

Notes:

Also called thorn bugs, these hoppers mimic thorns on branches of trees with their pronotum drawn into various shapes for either camouflage or mimicry. <br>
https://idtools.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/species/cvitta.htm <br> Family: Membracidae

Reference Links:

Treehopper - Wikipedia, Ceraon vitta | Atlas of Living Australia

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