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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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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

 
Yup, Thornbugs...
There is info and additional photos here...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 6 May, 2005 - 8:02am

 
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

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