American Buffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala bisonia
The adult lives on shrubs, vines, and fruit trees where it feeds on sap and moves between plants by hopping or short flights. Its green, angular body and enlarged pronotum make it resemble a thorn on a stem. Females cut small slits in twigs to lay eggs, which can leave visible scars on young growth. The horned, buffalo-like outline of the pronotum is the feature that gives this treehopper its common name.
- Type
- Stealth
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- American Buffalo Treehopper