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Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug

Ceraon tasmaniae

Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)Leafhoppers and Treehoppers Index Acanthuchus trispinifer Aconophora compressa Brunotartessus fulvus Ceraon tasmaniae Eufairmairiella Sextius virescens

Ceraon tasmaniae, are commonly known as Two-horned Brown Treehopper and Horned Treehopper. Current observations are on the east from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.1

They are an evasive treehopper (up to 11 mm long), often found hiding under the stems of Acacia.

Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Ceraon tasmaniae, Belair SA © Marianne Broug

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hemiptera
  • Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
  • Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
  • Superfamily: Membracoidea
  • Family: Membracidae
  • Subfamily: Centrotinae
  • Tribe: Terentiini
  • Genus: Ceraon
  • Species: Ceraon tasmaniae

Footnote & References

  1. Ceraon tasmaniae, SA © Marianne Broug
  2. Ceraon tasmaniae (Fairmaire, 1846), Treehopper, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Ceraon tasmaniae
  3. Ceraon tasmaniae, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/696253-Ceraon-tasmaniae

Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)Leafhoppers and Treehoppers Index Acanthuchus trispinifer Aconophora compressa Brunotartessus fulvus Ceraon tasmaniae Eufairmairiella Sextius virescens

Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)Planthoppers Index Alleloplasis Apollo maculiceps Colgaroides acuminata (Mango Planthopper) Desudaba maculata Desudaba psittacus Epithalamium aziola Eurybrachidae (Squathoppers) Flatidae Platybrachys Rhotana gressittorum Saccharodite chrysonoe Salona panorpaepennis Scolypopa australis (Passionvine Hopper)

HemipteraHemiptera Index Cicadellidae Cicadoidea Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers) Heteroptera (True Bugs) Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)

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