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Thelia bimaculata (Fabricius 1794) - Locust Treehopper. Found at Rocky Run Fishery Area in south central Wisconsin. Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
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This Treehopper from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador is from the genus Cladonota in the family Membracidae. It is only 6 mm in length. Treehoppers are insects related to cicadas and leafhoppers. Most treehoppers have a highly modified pronotum on the back, in this case forming a porous structure resembling a coral skeleton. The Treehopper probes the leaf with its rostrum for sap which is rich in sugar. The white coating is mold which has infested the Treehopper.
Platycotis vittata -- I wondered how they'd fare after all the wind we've had the last couple of days, but the mother is still there on the same small branch with her young ones. I first saw her there with her eggs on 2 Sep, and the eggs hatched on the 16-17th.
Chambers Treehoppers, several seen throughout the day, amazing little creatures, especially head on!
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These are two Treehoppers or Membracidae from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador: Cyphonia trifida (red and white with black spines) and Ennya chrysura (black and yellow). Treehoppers are insects related to cicadas and leafhoppers. Most treehoppers have a highly modified pronotum on the back, in the case of Cyphonia trifida forming several hollow spines, which makes them unpalatable for potential predators and thereby gives them an advantage in the struggle for survival. Treehoppers feed on plant sap which is rich in sugar.
This little bug (a true bug, Order Hemiptera), measuring approx. 7mm, mimics a thorn by its protruding "prontotum". It is seen here opposite a real thorn on this plant.
Horned Treehopper (Centrotus cornutus). Monks Wood National Nature Reserve, Cambridgeshire. Tuesday 16th May 2017.
Not the sharpest of shots and heavily cropped, but I decided to upload it anyway as I've been wanting to find one of these for ages, and now I finally have. Unfortunately this one really did NOT want to be photographed - after a couple of hops, hoping I wouldn't be able to find it again, it resorted to the 'hide behind the stem' trick, and when it realized that that wasn't going to deter me either, it just flew off.
The Lantana Treehoppers are also known as Lantana sap-sucking bugs. They are common in Brisbane but hardly be noticed. They camouflage very well on stem of host plants. The insects are brown in colour and look like thorns on the host plants.
Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC)
Treehopper Mimicking Fly - Cephaloconus tenebrosus
Macro
Olympus OM-D em1ii with m.zuiko 60mm macrolens PLUS 10mm and 16mm Mieke macro extension tubes. Godox tt350o flash with Cygnustech v2 diffusers.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Treehopper found in Merenberg, La Plata, Huila, Colombia. @merenberg.hotspot with @maria.daniela8
Photo by: Julio César González-Gómez
@gonzalezgomez40
Membracinae : Aconophorini : Calloconophora sp.
ID by Stuart McKamey
View more at Membracidae Checklist: Treehoppers