Buffalo Treehopper
Other Name(s): Treehopper
Characteristics: Easily recognizeable by its greenish-yellow color and its humpback-like appearance. They namesake comes from the fact that they very much resemble buffalo by the horn-like projections on either side of their pronotum. Buffalo Treehoppers feed on the sap of various greenery including vegetables, plants and flowers.
General Adult Size (Length):
6mm to 9mm
(0.24in to 0.35in)
Identifying Colors: green; yellow
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana
Category: Cicada and Similar
Common Name: Buffalo Treehopper
Scientific Name: (Stictocephala spp.)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Homoptera
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Stictocephala
Species: spp.
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