Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
Adult Keeled Treehoppers are small sap-feeding insects found on weeds, shrubs, and field-edge vegetation across much of eastern North America. They sit close to stems and use their raised, keel-like pronotum to resemble a thorn or plant bump, then jump or fly short distances when disturbed. Their diet is plant sap taken through a slender beak, and they may be attended by ants that collect their honeydew. The enlarged pronotum is the standout trait of the group, forming the distinctive “treehopper” silhouette.
- Type
- Stealth
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- Keeled Treehopper