Keeled Treehopper vs Lime-speck Pug

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Keeled Treehopper Lime-speck Pug
Scientific Name Entylia carinata Eupithecia centaureata
Order Hemiptera Lepidoptera
Family Membracidae Geometridae
Size 4-6 mm 19-23 mm wingspan
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Sap Feeders Herbivores
Regions North America, Central America, South America Europe, Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Keeled Treehopper

A small, flattened treehopper with a pronounced dorsal keel running along its pronotum. It is widespread across the Americas on many host plants.

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Did You Know?

Its flat, leaf-like profile makes it look like a tiny bump or bud on a plant stem.

Lime-speck Pug

A small whitish moth with a distinctive dark spot on each forewing. One of the most widespread pug moths. Larvae feed on flowers of many plant species.

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Did You Know?

One of the most polyphagous pug moths, with larvae recorded on the flowers of over 50 plant families.