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BUFFALO TREEHOPPER: Cedusa
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 Whoah. great shape, look at those horns!
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 From the side, so great blending in
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THREE-CORNERED ALFALFA HOPPER: Spissistilus festinus
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 Wow, say that latin name 10 times!
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 One of my favorite head on shots, looks like a mini triceratops.
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 I wouldn't call those three corners, perhaps tri-rounded would make more sense.
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THORN MIMIC TREEHOPPER: Campylenchia latipes
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 Another apt naming, was so excited to spot these alongside the Harriman train station stop in upstate NY.
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 Would be great camouflage except I know that plant doesn't sport thorns!
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TREEHOPPER: Entylia
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 Saw these being tended by ants everywhere
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 This looks almost tender, watching over the spiny backed nymphs
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 Encouraged to emerge by nanny ant
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 How did this pale soft thing emerge from that spiny coffin??
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 Final check by nanny ant, its discarded nymph exoskeleton nearby
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 Hanging out waiting to harden and color. Didn't have time to stick
around and see what it ended up looking like but I am sure
it was cool.
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