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Spissistilus festinus or Three Cornered Tree Hopper-4 When viewed from the front (A), adult Spissistilus festinus appears to have three corners, one at each &ldquo;shoulder&rdquo; and one at the apex of its pronotum&mdash;hence its common name, threecornered alfalfa hopper. From a ventral view (B), the female (left) and male (right) show a somewhat triangular form, as well. <a href="https://entomologytoday.org/2017/05/05/get-to-know-the-threecornered-alfalfa-hopper-a-maybe-serious-crop-pest/" rel="nofollow">https://entomologytoday.org/2017/05/05/get-to-know-the-threecornered-alfalfa-hopper-a-maybe-serious-crop-pest/</a><br />
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Spissistilus festinus or Three Cornered Tree Hopper-4

When viewed from the front (A), adult Spissistilus festinus appears to have three corners, one at each “shoulder” and one at the apex of its pronotum—hence its common name, threecornered alfalfa hopper. From a ventral view (B), the female (left) and male (right) show a somewhat triangular form, as well. https://entomologytoday.org/2017/05/05/get-to-know-the-threecornered-alfalfa-hopper-a-maybe-serious-crop-pest/

Tree Hopper or Spissistilus festinus Part of the Membracidae family and is also called the Three-Cornered alfalfa hopper. They get their name from the “three corners” that can be seen from the two points at each shoulder and one at the apex of the pronotum. They have piercing mouthparts for sucking plant juice's and generally around 5mm long. Fall,Geotagged,Spissistilus festinus,Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper,United States

Tree Hopper or Spissistilus festinus  Fall,Geotagged,Spissistilus festinus,Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper,United States

Tree Hopper or Spissistilus festinus  Fall,Geotagged,Spissistilus festinus,Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper,United States

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    comments (5)

  1. These must be so tiny! Great work ;-) Posted 3 years ago
    1. About 3-4mm Posted 3 years ago
      1. Incredible capture ;-) Posted 3 years ago
        1. Thanks Flavio Posted 3 years ago
  2. Thanks for sharing William Posted 3 years ago

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A species of treehopper in the Membracidae family.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded Dec 4, 2021. Captured in 3466 E Huber Cir, Mesa, AZ 85213, USA.