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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 » Polyglyptini » Entylia » Keeled Treehopper (Entylia carinata)
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Treehopper - Entylia carinata
Copyright © 2008 Dan Leeder

Treehopper - Entylia carinata
Camden County, New Jersey, USA
September 10, 2008
Size: 4mm
This is a Treehopper (Entylia carinata).

Is it an albino or is this a natural color variation? I have lots of these treehoppers in my garden, but I've never seen a white one before.

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Contributed by Dan Leeder on 10 September, 2008 - 3:51pm
Last updated 23 September, 2008 - 7:43pm

Dr Hamilton will know the answer
but he's out collecting now. Just wanted to offer that it may be a newly ecolsed adult where the mature colors have not yet appeared. Did it stay white for any length of time? Nice find!
… john and jane balaban, 10 September, 2008 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

 
I just took the photo about a
I just took the photo about an hour ago, so long term I'm not sure if it will stay white. I'll keep an eye out for it though.
… Dan Leeder, 10 September, 2008 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

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