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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 » Micrutalini » Micrutalis » Micrutalis occidentalis
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Is this some sort of hopper? - Micrutalis occidentalis
Copyright © 2012 nvhamlett@gmail.com

Is this some sort of hopper? - Micrutalis occidentalis
Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
May 19, 2012
Size: Approx. 2-3 mm
This fascinating little insect was observed on California Croton (Croton californicus) at the Claremont Colleges’ Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station. I have never seen anything like it, and my only guess is that it’s some sort of hopper. Any information will be greatly appreciated!

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Is this some sort of hopper? - Micrutalis occidentalis Is this some sort of hopper? - Micrutalis occidentalis Is this some sort of hopper? - Micrutalis occidentalis
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Contributed by nvhamlett@gmail.com on 20 May, 2012 - 9:39pm
Last updated 23 May, 2012 - 1:44pm

Moved
Moved from Free-living Hemipterans.
… v belov, 23 May, 2012 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

Micrutalis occidentalis
a dark color form
… Andy Hamilton, 23 May, 2012 - 8:46am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the identification! This will be a new taxon, and if fact a new family, for our field station invertebrate list. Judging by the images in BugGuide, it looks like the color is quite variable for this species.
… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 23 May, 2012 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Treehopper. Dr. Hamilton will tell you what kind.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 May, 2012 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for moving it! I had no idea where to place it.
… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 20 May, 2012 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

looks
like a sea shell...
… ROBIN ARMSTRONG SEEBER, 20 May, 2012 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed...
Yes, quite a striking appearance.
… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 20 May, 2012 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

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