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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) » Smiliinae » Buffalo Treehoppers and allies (Ceresini) » Stictocephala » Stictocephala taurina
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Ceresa sp. - Stictocephala taurina
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Gingold

Ceresa sp. - Stictocephala taurina
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
August 31, 2008
Size: 3/8"
Found a pair of these on shafts of Foxtail Grass near row of Blueberries.

I read another post that a front image would be helpful, so I've added that.

Thanks for any ID help.

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Ceresa sp. - Stictocephala taurina Ceresa - Stictocephala taurina
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Contributed by Stephen Gingold on 31 August, 2008 - 7:05pm
Last updated 26 September, 2008 - 8:09pm

Moved
Moved from Ceresa.
… john and jane balaban, 26 September, 2008 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

Ceresa taurina
Short, sharp "horns" and lots of large, pale spots on the crest are characteristic of this species.
… Andy Hamilton, 26 September, 2008 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thanks for the verification, Andy.
… Stephen Gingold, 27 September, 2008 - 3:46am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies.
… Stephen Gingold, 2 September, 2008 - 5:09am login or register to post comments

Spissistilus won't have horns
as yours does. This is more likely one of the Ceresa. Dr Hamilton will know species. Meanwhile look around here
… john and jane balaban, 31 August, 2008 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John and Jane
It does look more like Ceresa festina. But I've already been wrong once, so I'll wait and see if Dr. Hamilton agrees.
… Stephen Gingold, 1 September, 2008 - 3:32am login or register to post comments

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