Smilia camelus

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 in 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 long and males are. 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.