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Thorn Treehopper

Umbonia crassicornis

Photo by Ajm0008
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Green, has "horns", it can fly, very small in size.

Habitat:

On a Flamboyant tree

Species ID Suggestions

Thorn Treehopper

Umbonia crassicornis

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Comments (5)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Ajm0008, I hope you'll consider joining The Hoppers mission and add this great spotting. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096480 Thank you
Ajm0008
Latimeria, yes. Found it on Lake Okeechobee, FL.
Ajm0008
Karen, thank you so much for telling me the name of this little guy! I've been searching, trying to find out what it is & couldn't find any info on it. My son uses this app, he takes all the pictures, but I posted this pic to see if anyone could tell me about it. Thanks again! :)
KarenL
Very interesting little treehopper! This would be a good one to add to the "Hoppers" mission - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096480 Welcome to Project Noah Ajm!
Latimeria
Wow, this guy was found in Florida? That's a huge horn.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2012

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