Telamona excelsa

Telamona excelsa is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae. It was first described by Léon Fairmaire in 1846.

Description
Males of T. excelsa have a typical yellow-brown pronotum, with the front of the pronotal crest being dark brown. Females, however, are generally green-coloured. The pronotum is edged with black or brown, and have a higher pronotal crest. Males are 11 milimetres long while females are 12 milimetres long.

Distribution and habitat
Telamona excelsa can be found in southwestern, central, and eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Diet
The following genera and species of trees are the hosts of T. excelsa:


 * Castanea dentata (American chestnut)
 * Carya (hickory)
 * Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)
 * Carya illinoinensis (pecan)
 * Carya ovata (shagbark hickory)
 * Carya glabra (pignut hickory)
 * Carya pallida (sand hickory)
 * Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)
 * Juglans (walnut)
 * J. cinerea (butternut)
 * J. nigra (black walnut)
 * Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)
 * Quercus alba (white oak)
 * Q. macrocarpa (bur oak)
 * Q. phellos (willow oak)
 * Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)
 * Tilia americana (American basswood)
 * Vitis (grape)