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title: "Buffalo Treehopper"
description: "Stictocephala bisonia — Insects & spiders. The buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia) is a species of treehopper belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/buffalo-treehopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Buffalo Treehopper

> Stictocephala bisonia — Insects & spiders. The buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia) is a species of treehopper belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae.

- Scientific name: *Stictocephala bisonia*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8535
- iNaturalist taxon: [1110561](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1110561)

## Names

- en: Buffalo Treehopper
- de: Büffelzikade
- fr: Membracide bison

## Countries with the most observations

FR (1382), DE (1077), RU (679), AT (660), PL (624), US (577), CA (555), IT (321), UA (318), ES (221), CZ (151), CH (142)

## Summary

The buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia) is a species of treehopper belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae. It is sometimes classified as Ceresa bisonia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_treehopper

## Photo

![Buffalo Treehopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/buffalo-treehopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alexis_lsu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125032861

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/buffalo-treehopper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).