( Membracidae )
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
HABITAT
CREDITS
Eddie Dunbar
REFERENCES
| Treehopper ( Membracidae ) | |
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| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Membracidae |
| Common Name: | Treehopper |
| Life Stage: | A |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Paraneoptera |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Taxon Code: | HOM01623 |
| ITIS TSN#: | 109170 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location | |
| Ohlone Wilderness Trail, Livermore | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CAEB190130 |
| Park/Forest: | Del Valle Reservoir |
RECOGNITION | |
| Differ from related families in having a large pronotum that extends back over the abdomen and (often) covers the head; many species appear humpbacked or thorn-like; others have spines, horns or keels. | |
| Body Length | |
| 2-20 mm (mostly under 12 mm) | |
BIOLOGY | |
HABITAT | |
CREDITS | |
| Photographer Eddie Dunbar | |
REFERENCES | |
