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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) » Vestistilus » Vestistilus ancora
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Treehopper - Vestistilus ancora
Copyright © 2008 Carol L. Rollins

Treehopper - Vestistilus ancora
West of Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
November 1, 2008
Size: Maybe 1/2 inch
Sighted in the Desert Broom on our property.
It looks to me like it is a Thorn Bug, but I was unable to find an exact match.
We do have lots of Ocotillo on our property as well.
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Contributed by Carol L. Rollins on 2 November, 2008 - 12:43pm
Last updated 21 October, 2020 - 10:59am

Moved
Moved from Ceresa.
… v belov, 9 November, 2010 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Treehoppers.
… john and jane balaban, 27 February, 2009 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Ceresa ancora
... judging by the very long "horns"; but you would have to see it from above to be sure (the "horns" diverge so strongly that they actually extend in front of the pronotum, almost making a Y figure).

Do you have any more shots of this insect?
… Andy Hamilton, 4 November, 2008 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

 
Same species?
I think I found another one: http://bugguide.net/node/view/329769
… Rachel Drummond, 7 September, 2009 - 2:00am login or register to post comments

 
No More Shots...
I don't have other shots as it was deep in the bush. This was the only angle I could get.
… Carol L. Rollins, 4 November, 2008 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

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