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Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Treehopper

Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
March 25, 2008
Size: 3mm (1/8")

Unfortunately I could not get a side view of this guy. It moved when I moved, like a jumping spider, so that it could always look at me. I finally made one to many moves and it jumped away and I couldn't find it again. I'm hoping that Dr. Hamilton or someone might be able to ID it. If not, I'll frass it.
By the way, is that ocelli I see on it's head ? Isn't that a little odd for a leafhopper ?

Contributed by Sam Houston on 26 March, 2008 - 9:33pm
Last updated 28 August, 2018 - 9:32pm

Moved

Moved from Ceresa.

… v belov, 9 November, 2010 - 1:36pm

One trick...

...when "faced" (hee hee) with a bug that constantly faces you like this, is to move your hand towards its side while maintaining your position with the camera. With luck, it will move to "face" your hand and give you a nice lateral view.

… Ted C. MacRae, 31 March, 2008 - 4:10pm

Ok, I'll try that.

Nice pun....:-D

… Sam Houston, 31 March, 2008 - 4:30pm

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… Sam Houston, 31 March, 2008 - 4:30pm

Ceresa

The short hind legs and vertical face (with ocelli between the eyes) show that this is a treehopper, not a leafhopper. The capelike pronotum above the head armed with short "horns" near the eyes gives the genus.

… Andy Hamilton, 27 March, 2008 - 7:41am

Great shot

Why Frass? Isn't there a 'too cute to Frass' section?

… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 26 March, 2008 - 10:00pm

....

I don't know about cute....it's got some really weird looking eyes :-D

I'm thinking it might be an alien nymph....baby....offspring....????

… Sam Houston, 26 March, 2008 - 10:37pm

alien nymph baby? :)

It may be Ceresa alta nymph; we will need Dr. Hamilton to ID this one.

… Ted Kropiewnicki, 27 March, 2008 - 1:08am

adult

Not a nymph, because you can see the adult "cape" (pronotum) over the head; only the angle of view hides the wings.

… Andy Hamilton, 28 March, 2008 - 7:27am

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