A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Centrochares horifficus
Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. They are best known for their enlarged and ornate pronotum, which most often resembles thorns, apparently to aid camouflage. - Wikipedia
Urban garden.
Family: Membracidae Centrochares horrificus is readily distinguished from all other membracids thus far described from the Philippine Islands on account of the peculiar bristling spines, which are not found on any other species. The genus may be characterized not only by the foliaceous tibise and toothed thorax as described by Stal, but also by the most remarkable development of curious spines and tubercles over the surface of the pronotum. These bristling spines are of various shapes, lengths, and colors and give to the insect a decidedly terrifying aspect. The insects vary considerably in size and color. The males are usually smaller and darker than the females.
Spotted on Nov 6, 2015
Submitted on Nov 8, 2015
25 Comments (1–25)
Congrats Leana!!!
Congrats Leana.
Congrats Leana for the SOTD!
Congrats Leana !!!
Congratulations another SOTD
Awesome capture Leana,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congrats Leana!
Great find! Congratulations on the SOTD and getting an ID on this crazy looking hopper!
Congrats Leana! We're glad you got an ID too!
Congrats on this spotting of the day! Well deserved!
Congratulations!!!
Thanks Mark Ridgway! Centrochares horifficus or "horiffica" is an appropriate name :)
Some, including Global Names Index, have the species as 'horiffica' http://gni.globalnames.org/name_strings?... although horifficus is about as commonly used.
Congratulations on the SOTD
Thank you James McNair for the ID suggestion too!
I concur with Catherine, see #12 under http://treehoppers.insectmuseum.org/publ...
Thank you Catherine for the ID!
I believe it is: Species: Membracidae: Centrochares horifficus
Per http://web.ntnu.edu.tw/~treehopper/index...
Very cool! Congrats on the SOTD!
Congrats Leana, this has been chosen as Spotting of the Day!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/pho...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/6...
Thanks Mark Ridgway!
Crazy looking hopper. Nice find.
Thank you Lauren and DrNamgyal!
That's quite a tree hopper Leana!
Treehopper! He's gorgeous!