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Also Known As	Membracidae • insect brownies

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treehopper; Umbonia spinosa

Detailed illustration of a thorn treehopper (Umbonia crassicornis), showing its green and yellow body, prominent thorn-like projection on its back, red eyes, and six legs.

Illustrations of various homopteran insects are shown, including a colorful leafhopper, green plant hopper, whitefly, spiny mealybug, horned treehopper, winged and wingless aphids, brown spittlebug, large cicada, and male and female scale insects with the female covered by a round shell. Each insect is labeled with its common and scientific family name.

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