Typical Treehoppers

Membracidae · 44 species

In Québec, the family Membracidae (order Hemiptera) counts 44 species of insects. The stars? Wide-footed Treehopper, Two-horned Treehopper and Aster Treehopper, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 28 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie28
  2. Montréal24
  3. Outaouais24
  4. Capitale-Nationale18
  5. Laurentides14
  6. Laval12
  7. Lanaudière12
  8. Mauricie9
  9. Estrie8
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  14. Centre-du-Québec4
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  16. Côte-Nord2
  17. Nord-du-Québec2
Wide-footed Treehopper160 observations
Two-horned Treehopper112 observations
Aster Treehopper106 observations
Keeled Treehopper61 observations
Cérèse à dos noir44 observations
Cérèse buffle verte et brune39 observations
Virginia Creeper Treehopper27 observations
Cérèse bossue sombre23 observations
Camel Treehopper20 observations
Cérèse à bandes jaunes17 observations
Cérèse pubescente13 observations
Locust Treehopper12 observations
Cérèse bossue du caryer9 observations
Stictocephala lutea9 observations
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis7 observations
Cérèse bossue du chêne7 observations
Cyrtolobus fenestratus7 observations
Ophiderma definitum6 observations
Cérèse à bande du caryer6 observations
Cérèse pigeon du chêne5 observations
Atymna helena5 observations
Tortistilus inermis5 observations
Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis4 observations
Cérèse bossue du noisetier4 observations
Cérèse bossue de l'orme4 observations
Cérèse bossue à dos rond4 observations
Cérèse bossue faux lichen3 observations
Cérèse à taches grises3 observations
Archasia belfragei3 observations
Atymna querci3 observations
Microcentrus caryae3 observations
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis2 observations
Cyrtolobus griseus2 observations
Cyrtolobus discoidalis2 observations
Glossonotus univittatus2 observations
Telamona maculata1 observations
Stictocephala brevitylusStictocephala brevitylus
Cyrtolobus dixianusCyrtolobus dixianus
Cyrtolobus vauCyrtolobus vau
Glossonotus turriculatusGlossonotus turriculatus
Ophiderma evelynaOphiderma evelyna
Archasia auriculataArchasia auriculata
Ophiderma flavicephalaOphiderma flavicephala
Xantholobus muticusXantholobus muticus