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Buffalo Treehopper

Stictocephala bisonia

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

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. It gets its name from the vague resemblance of its profile to that of an American bison. They grow to 6 to 8 millimeters (0.24 to 0.31 in) long and have transparent wings.

Habitat:

urban garden

Notes:

I've been seeing these on the rose bushes at work but they have been extremely hard to catch, until today. I brought it home to photograph and I lost it before I could get more photos.

Reference Links:

Buffalo treehopper

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Ronald and Amissa
Might be this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_treehopper
Dan Doucette
Thanks and yes, very camera shy. Do you think my ID and description is accurate?

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Wildlife of the Niagara Region
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The Hoppers

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PublishedSeptember 2, 2011

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