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Membracidae - Umbonia crassicornis
Copyright © 2004 L. M. Ames

Membracidae - Umbonia crassicornis
Big Cypress, Collier County, Florida, USA
December 26, 2004
These Membracidae were on a twig of a bottlebrush. This picture I took on the second day of observing them. I think that these were the females and the nymphs. I believe the male (picture linked) was farther down the branch. Does anyone know what genus this is?

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Membracidae - Umbonia crassicornis Membracidae - Umbonia crassicornis
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Contributed by L. M. Ames on 6 May, 2005 - 4:01am
Last updated 8 May, 2005 - 8:39pm

Nice Thornbug Photo!
Nice photo of the very cool Thornbug, Umbonia crassicornis. South Florida is its only USA locale.

The Thornbug is a Featured Creature at the Univeristy of Florida: http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/orn/thorn_bug.htm

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 6 May, 2005 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

 
Yup, Thornbugs...
There is info and additional photos here...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 6 May, 2005 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the link to the pi
Thanks for the link to the pictures and the information. I'll definitely have to read up on this species to see if I can figure out what behavior I saw.
… L. M. Ames, 6 May, 2005 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

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