Family

Typical Treehoppers

Membracidae

33 species in our catalog · found in 25 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies)
FamilyMembracidae (Typical Treehoppers)

Species in this group

Umbonia ataliba

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Platycotis vittatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Membracis trimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Membracis mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptocentrus taurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Centrotus cornuta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Entylia carinata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aconophora compressa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyphonia clavata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Membracis lefebvrei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spissistilus festina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Membracis dorsata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stictocephala bisonia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acutalis tartarea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Heteronotus delineatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Membracis foliata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Membracis juncta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Membracis foliatafasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Umbonia spinosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

🦋 No photo available

Cladonota bolivari

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stictopelta marmorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thelia bimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Adippe zebrina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ophiderma evelyna

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Publilia concava

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Atymna querci

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stictocephala brevitylus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Enchenopa latipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Umbonia crassicornis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vanduzea arquata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endemic

Sextius virescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

🦋 No photo available

Hypsoprora trituberculata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stictolobus arcuatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Treehoppers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	9 of 33	~40%
	Platycotis vittatus			~10%
	Keeled Treehopper			~10%
	Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper			~10%
	Acutalis tartarea			~10%
	Aster Treehopper			<5%
	Stictocephala brevitylus			<5%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
	Black Locust Treehopper			<5%
	Locust Treehopper			<5%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 33	~40%
	Platycotis vittatus			~20%
	Keeled Treehopper			~10%
	Acutalis tartarea			~10%
	Locust Treehopper			~10%
	Ophiderma evelyna			<5%
	Atymna querci			<5%
3	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	7 of 33	~40%
	Ant-Mimicking Treehopper			~10%
	Membracis lefebvrei			~10%
	Membracis dorsata			~10%
	Heteronotus delineatus			~10%
	Membracis foliata			~10%
	Membracis juncta			~10%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~10%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 33	~20%
	Umbonia ataliba			~20%
	Adippe zebrina			<5%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 33	~20%
	Horned Treehopper			~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
6	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 33	~10%
	Membracis trimaculata			~10%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 33	~10%
	Mexican Treehopper			~10%
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 33	~10%
	Horned Treehopper			~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
9	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 33	~10%
	Eggplant Horned Planthopper			~10%
10	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 33	~10%
	Mexican Treehopper			~10%
11	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 33	~10%
	Horned Treehopper			~10%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 33	~10%
	Mexican Treehopper			~10%
	Thorn Treehopper			<5%
13	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 33	~10%
	Horned Treehopper			~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
14	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 33	~10%
	Horned Treehopper			~10%
15	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 33	~10%
	Lantana Treehopper			~10%
16	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 33	~10%
	Aster Treehopper			<5%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
17	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 33	~10%
	Membracis lefebvrei			~10%
18	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 33	~10%
	🦋 Hypsoprora trituberculata			<5%
	Stictolobus arcuatus			<5%
19	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 33	~10%
	Umbonia spinosa			~10%
20	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~10%
	Umbonia spinosa			~10%
21	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 33	~10%
	🦋 Cladonota bolivari			~10%
22	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 33	~10%
	Stictopelta marmorata			~10%
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 33	<5%
	Thorn Treehopper			<5%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 33	<5%
	Platycotis vittatus			<5%
25	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 33	<5%
	Green Treehopper			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 33	~40%
	Mexican Treehopper			~40%
2	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 33	~30%
	Thorn Treehopper			~20%
	Heteronotus delineatus			~10%
3	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	3 of 33	~30%
	Mexican Treehopper			~20%
	Lantana Treehopper			<5%
	Thorn Treehopper			<5%
4	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	9 of 33	~30%
	Keeled Treehopper			~10%
	Platycotis vittatus			<5%
	Black Locust Treehopper			<5%
	Acutalis tartarea			<5%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
	Atymna querci			<5%
	Stictocephala brevitylus			<5%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
	Locust Treehopper			<5%
5	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 33	~30%
	Mexican Treehopper			~30%
6	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	2 of 33	~30%
	Mexican Treehopper			~20%
	Thorn Treehopper			~10%
7	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 33	~20%
	Mexican Treehopper			~20%
	Thorn Treehopper			<5%
8	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~20%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~20%
9	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	8 of 33	~20%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
	Aster Treehopper			<5%
	Locust Treehopper			<5%
	Keeled Treehopper			<5%
	Ophiderma evelyna			<5%
	Acutalis tartarea			<5%
	Atymna querci			<5%
10	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 33	~20%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~20%
11	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 33	~20%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~10%
	Ant-Mimicking Treehopper			~10%
12	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~20%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~20%
13	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~20%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~20%
14	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 33	~20%
	Keeled Treehopper			<5%
	Black Locust Treehopper			<5%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
	Platycotis vittatus			<5%
	Thorn Treehopper			<5%
	Acutalis tartarea			<5%
15	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2 of 33	~20%
	Thorn Treehopper			~10%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~10%
16	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 33	~20%
	Keeled Treehopper			~10%
	Platycotis vittatus			<5%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
	Atymna querci			<5%
17	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 33	~20%
	Keeled Treehopper			<5%
	Aster Treehopper			<5%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
	Black Locust Treehopper			<5%
18	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 33	~20%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
	Keeled Treehopper			<5%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
	Black Locust Treehopper			<5%
	Atymna querci			<5%
	Platycotis vittatus			<5%
	Locust Treehopper			<5%
19	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
	Horned Treehopper			~10%
20	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 33	~10%
	Mexican Treehopper			~10%
21	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 33	~10%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
	Aster Treehopper			<5%
	Acutalis tartarea			<5%
22	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
23	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~10%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~10%
24	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 33	~10%
	Eggplant Horned Planthopper			~10%
25	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~10%
	Ant-Mimicking Treehopper			~10%
26	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
27	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 33	~10%
	Lantana Treehopper			~10%
	Green Treehopper			<5%
28	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 33	~10%
	Membracis dorsata			~10%
	Ant-Mimicking Treehopper			<5%
	Keeled Treehopper			<5%
29	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 33	~10%
	Keeled Treehopper			<5%
	Acutalis tartarea			<5%
	Wide-Footed Treehopper			<5%
	Atymna querci			<5%
30	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 33	~10%
	Thorn Treehopper			~10%
	Ant-Mimicking Treehopper			~10%
31	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~10%
	Membracis dorsata			~10%
32	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
33	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
	Horned Treehopper			<5%
34	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
	Horned Treehopper			<5%
35	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 33	~10%
	Eggplant Horned Planthopper			~10%
36	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 33	~10%
	Thorn Treehopper			~10%
	Platycotis vittatus			<5%
37	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
	Horned Treehopper			<5%
38	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
	Horned Treehopper			<5%
39	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 33	~10%
	Keeled Treehopper			<5%
	Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper			<5%
	Acutalis tartarea			<5%
40	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~10%
	Black-And-White Treehopper			~10%
41	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
	Horned Treehopper			<5%
42	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 33	~10%
	Green Treehopper			<5%
	Lantana Treehopper			<5%
43	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 33	~10%
	Keeled Treehopper			<5%
	Acutalis tartarea			<5%
44	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 33	~10%
	Buffalo Treehopper			~10%
45	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 33	~10%
	Eggplant Horned Planthopper			~10%
46	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~10%
	Ant-Mimicking Treehopper			~10%
47	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 33	~10%
	Eggplant Horned Planthopper			~10%
48	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 33	~10%
	Eggplant Horned Planthopper			~10%
49	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 33	<5%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
50	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 33	<5%
	Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper			<5%
	Acutalis tartarea			<5%
51	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 33	<5%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
52	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 33	<5%
	Horned Treehopper			<5%
53	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 33	<5%
	Eggplant Horned Planthopper			<5%
54	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 33	<5%
	Eggplant Horned Planthopper			<5%
55	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 33	<5%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%
56	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 33	<5%
	Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper			<5%
57	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 33	<5%
	Green Treehopper			<5%
58	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 33	<5%
	Horned Treehopper			<5%
59	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 33	<5%
	Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper			<5%
60	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 33	<5%
	Buffalo Treehopper			<5%

Typical Treehoppers

Species in this group

Umbonia ataliba

Platycotis vittatus

Membracis trimaculata

Mexican Treehopper

Eggplant Horned Planthopper

Horned Treehopper

Keeled Treehopper

Lantana Treehopper

Ant-Mimicking Treehopper

Membracis lefebvrei

Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper

Membracis dorsata

Buffalo Treehopper

Acutalis tartarea

Heteronotus delineatus

Membracis foliata

Membracis juncta

Black-And-White Treehopper

Umbonia spinosa

Cladonota bolivari

Stictopelta marmorata

Locust Treehopper

Adippe zebrina

Ophiderma evelyna

Aster Treehopper

Atymna querci

Stictocephala brevitylus

Wide-Footed Treehopper

Thorn Treehopper

Black Locust Treehopper

Green Treehopper

Hypsoprora trituberculata

Stictolobus arcuatus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Treehoppers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked