Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)
Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)
Superfamily Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)
Family Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)
Subfamily Cicadellinae (Sharpshooters)
Tribe Cicadellini
Genus Helochara
Species communis (Bog Leafhopper)
Explanation of Names
Helochara communis Fitch 1851
Identification
"This dark green leafhopper has the back and wings covered with pits... The male also has the tip of the antenna expanded, forming a black diamond-shaped 'club.'" --Dr Hamilton