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Smilia camelus
Smilia camelus (Camel treehopper)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Membracidae
Genus:	Smilia
Species:	S. camelus
Binomial name
Smilia camelus Fabricius, 1803

Smilia camelus, also known as the camel treehopper, is a species of treehopper first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1803.

Habitat

S. camelus is distributed across the eastern portion of Canada and the United States. It is commonly found it mixed hardwood forests. It is abundant across the summer months.

Diet

It commonly feeds on southern red oak, turkey oak, water oak, post oak, and other species of the Quercus genus.

Description

Females are around 9 mm (0.35 in) long and males are 8 mm (0.31 in). It has a high pronotum, peaking in the head rather than the middle of the pronotum. The pronotum of the female is higher than the male.

References

1. ^ "Species Smilia camelus – Camel Treehopper". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
2. ^ "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
3. "Smilia camelus Fabricius". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-02-04.

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