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Thorn treehopper

Umbonia crassicornis

Description:

The thorn bug is a variable species as to size, color and structure, particularly the pronotal horn of males. Typically, the adult is about 0.5 inch in length and is green or yellow with reddish lines and brownish markings.

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5 Comments

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 10 years ago

Thank you both :)

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Fantastic red !!!

PongWira
PongWira 11 years ago

Great colour.

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 11 years ago

Thank you Scott

ScottHarte
ScottHarte 11 years ago

what a neat looking tree hopper, great find and photo

Ismael Chaves
Spotted by
Ismael Chaves

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Apr 14, 2013
Submitted on Apr 15, 2013

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