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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Membracoidea) » Typical Treehoppers (Membracidae) » Membracinae » Hoplophorionini » Umbonia » Thorn Treehopper (Umbonia crassicornis)

Species Umbonia crassicornis - Thorn Treehopper

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)
Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)
Superfamily Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)
Family Membracidae (Typical Treehoppers)
Subfamily Membracinae
Tribe Hoplophorionini
Genus Umbonia
Species crassicornis (Thorn Treehopper)
Other Common Names
Thorn bug, Thornhopper
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Umbonia crassicornis (Amyot & Serville)
Orig. Comb: Physoplia crassicornis Amyot and Serville, 1843
Explanation of Names
crassicornis (L). 'thick horn' (1)
Size
♀ 12-14 mm,
♂ 9-13 mm (2)
Identification
variable in size, color and structure of male pronotal horn; young nymphs have three horns

nymphs:
Range
FL peninsula, southmost TX to Columbia - Map (2)(3) (common in FL)
Habitat
Numerous legumes and other ornamental and fruit trees
Season
In FL, adults and nymphs can be found all year. Reports of heavy infestations have been received in all seasons, but probably more have come in during the cooler months. - University of Florida
Food
Both young and adults feed on the same trees. Many times both are found together in clusters on branches.
Life Cycle
The female actively tends her brood or colony of 15-50 individuals
Remarks
U. crassicornis has been the subject of studies on parental care and communication
Print References
Butcher, F.G. 1953. Unusual abundance of the tree-hopper Umbonia crassicornis A. & S. Florida Entomologist 36: 57-59.
Internet References
Featured Creatures - Mead & Fasulo, 2004
Membracidae of Florida (2)
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.Rothschild M.J. (2012) A checklist of the Membracidae of Florida
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 13 July, 2004 - 4:41pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, ceiseman, Robert Lord Zimlich, v belov
Last updated 27 June, 2021 - 10:08am

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