Urban Nature 9/19; 50 More Urban Species #36: Oak-feeding treehopper

[urbpan]

Oak-feeding tree hopper Archasia spp.

Closely related to leafhoppers and planthoppers are the treehoppers. Like the other groups, treehoppers are more common in the tropics than in temperate zones. Treehoppers tend to be harder-shelled, with many species mimicking thorns. In Boston and the rest of the Northeast, most of them feed on the juices of oak trees. This treehopper is probably either A. auriculata or A. belfragia.

Comments

[soren-grey.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I've never seen a treehopper like that. Very cool.

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

Lead/Tree/Plant hoppers are my fave insects. They're just so cute!