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Stictocephala bisonia
Buffalo treehoppers are a bright green color and have a somewhat triangular shape that helps camouflage them so as to resemble thorns or a twiggy protuberance. It gets its name from the vague resemblance of its profile to that of an American bison. They grow to 6 to 8 millimeters (0.24 to 0.31 in) long and have transparent wings.
urban garden
I've been seeing these on the rose bushes at work but they have been extremely hard to catch, until today. I brought it home to photograph and I lost it before I could get more photos.
Spotted on Sep 2, 2011
Submitted on Sep 2, 2011
4 Comments
I think that's it for sure, thanks a lot!
Might be this guy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_tre...
Thanks and yes, very camera shy. Do you think my ID and description is accurate?
Nice Pic! He seems camera shy though.