Nymph - Microcentrus - BugGuide.Net

Moved

Moved from Four-spotted Clover Leafhopper.

… Claude Pilon, 8 July, 2020 - 9:58am

Moved

Moved from Treehoppers.

… v belov, 22 October, 2013 - 12:51pm

Agallia quadripunctata

a very young nymph, but with the characteristic earlike lobes on the head

… Andy Hamilton, 22 October, 2013 - 12:49pm

Incredible...

... how it looks like a Membracid! The long, tubular, tip of the abdomen, the host (oak instead of a herbaceous plant, the usual food of A. quadripunctata) and the behavior (there was a small colony of a dozen of these nymphs tended by ants). Thanks Andy!

… Claude Pilon, 22 October, 2013 - 1:41pm

Spikes on back

The spikes on the back also make me think it's Membracidae.

… John Schneider, 3 July, 2020 - 2:36pm

Microcentrus

Andy Hamilton based his identification on the « characteristic earlike lobes on the head ». At that time, I didn't find any Membracidae with these head lobes. I searched again today and I found this picture . Now, it fits my 2013 observation! There was a colony of these nymphs on oak, one of the hosts of Microcentrus sp. Thanks!

… Claude Pilon, 8 July, 2020 - 10:00am