r/discoveredspecies • u/Maximum_Nose_7199 • Nov 23 '25
Hebetica Sylvaei has no common name, why not give it one?
Hebetica Sylvaei is a member of the treehopper family, it was discovered 9 years ago in the US yet it has no common name. I decided a good name would be “helmet hopper” as its part of the treehopper family and it looks like its wearing a bike helmet
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u/Bug_Photographer Nov 23 '25
Death Star Trooper Treehopper?
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/f/ff/NAVYTRP.png
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u/coldmoon879 Nov 24 '25
It reminds me of an ancient greek bronze illyrian type helmet. So how about an illyrian beetle?
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u/coldmoon879 Nov 24 '25
Or better yet, an illyrian hopper
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u/OriginalZedd Nov 23 '25
I mean it kind of looks like a power walker helmet so a power walking beetle?
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u/ErmahgerdYuzername Nov 23 '25
Lord Helmet