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Punk Rocker Hopper Nymph? - Smilia camelus
Copyright © 2008 Gacko

Punk Rocker Hopper Nymph? - Smilia camelus
DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
April 3, 2008
Size: about 3mm
Found on fence under Red Oak and Live Oak with azaleas and pittisporum nearby. It is the second one I've found in two days. Is this a tree-hopper nymph? If so, can you tell me what kind? If not, could you kindly point me in the right direction?
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Contributed by Gacko on 4 April, 2008 - 12:17am
Last updated 4 April, 2008 - 1:51pm

Teeny Camelus Nymph?
I also found this very small guy on my picnic table which is located at the edge of a forested area. The particular bug was missing a segment in the front left leg and did not do any hooping for this reason (making him hard to identify) but I did a quick sketch while I was sitting there. Any information on this species?
… Beatrice Ross, 29 May, 2017 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

Smilia camelus
My friendly expert identified this for me. He cautions that there may be more than one species running around under this name. For example, there are "varieties" named compressa, guttata, micans, silvestrii, viridis, vittata and zimmermanni; I don't know whether any are described specifically from Texas. There is also a species described from Mexico in 1833 and not seen since.

Please watch for adults on your oaks.
… Andy Hamilton, 4 April, 2008 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thank-you,
Dr. Hamilton.
Treehoppers are a bizarre and wonderful world to themselves--it's always an adventure to put the pictures on the computer and see what I've captured! I'll keep an eye out for the adults.
… Gacko, 4 April, 2008 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

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