Oak Tree Hopper

Platycotis vittata

Description:

White body with orange lines; black lines on wings with a little bit of yellow towards the edge.Orangey red eyes spaced far apart. Found in leaf litter in old growth forest. Approx. 1/2" long. Docile.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 8 years ago

Oak Treehopper

Platycotis vittata Species Platycotis vittata - Oak Treehopper - BugGuide.Net

11 Comments

triggsturner 8 years ago

Congrtulations - great spotting. Great colours.

Ingrid3 8 years ago

spectacular, love the carapace details.

Frederic Ansermoz 8 years ago

Nice one!
Congrats!

Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Congratulations. Lovely shot.

Sergio Monteiro 8 years ago

Congratulations ThatBlueEyedGirl.

AntónioGinjaGinja 8 years ago

Beautiful capture ThatBlueEyedGirl,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

Leuba Ridgway 8 years ago

What a little beauty ! Congratulations on the SOTD. Exciting find.

Yasser 8 years ago

Congratulations! This awesome little hopper has been selected as our Spotting of the Day! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us and we look forward to seeing more additions to your wonderful photo gallery. Congrats again!

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