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Oak Treehopper nymph and adult in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/7/2015).

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Oak Treehoppers in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/29/2013).

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Oak Treehoppers in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/1/2017).

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An Oak Treehopper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017).

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An Oak Treehopper in Harford Co., Maryland (5/20/2022).

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Oak Treehopper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/12/2023). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 906229 - Psn: 45)

Oak Treehopper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/12/2023). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Oak Treehopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/25/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 520498 - Psn: 52)

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An Oak Treehopper in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/19/2020).

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Oak Treehopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 421788 - Psn: 56)

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An Oak Treehopper emerges as an adult in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/21/2014).

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An Oak Treehopper emerging in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/16/2015).

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Oak Treehoppers in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/16/2015).

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Oak Treehopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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An Oak Treehopper in Belle Haven, Virginia (12/16/2008).

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Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/17/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 180692 - Psn: 78)

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Oak Treehopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/5/2022). (c) Jeff Clark, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 717377 - Psn: 78)

Oak Treehopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/5/2022). (c) Jeff Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Oak Treehoppers in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/22/2020). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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Oak Treehopper nymph in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/28/2024). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1191048 - Psn: 112)

Oak Treehopper nymph in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/28/2024). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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An Oak Treehopper in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/17/2017). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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An Oak Treehopper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2017). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.

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Oak Treehopper in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 386761 - Psn: 200)

Oak Treehopper in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Oak Treehopper in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/26/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1338808 - Psn: 200)

Oak Treehopper in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/26/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Oak Treehopper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1436737 - Psn: 200)

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Oak Treehopper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1436739 - Psn: 200)

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Oak Treehopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

An Oak Treehopper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2017). View Record Details Media by Anthony VanSchoor.

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Oak Treehopper nymph and adult in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/7/2015). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

Oak Treehoppers in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/29/2013). Media by Jim Brighton.

An Oak Treehopper in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Oak Treehoppers in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/1/2017). View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

An Oak Treehopper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

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An Oak Treehopper emerging in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/16/2015). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

Oak Treehoppers in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/16/2015). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

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An Oak Treehopper in Belle Haven, Virginia (12/16/2008). Media by Ashley Bradford.

Oak Treehopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/5/2022). (c) Jeff Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Jeff Clark via iNaturalist.

Oak Treehoppers in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/22/2020). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Lynn Strauss.

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Platycotis vittata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Membracidae
Subfamily:	Membracinae
Tribe:	Hoplophorionini
Genus:	Platycotis
Species:	P. vittata
Binomial name
*Platycotis vittata* (Fabricius, 1803)

Platycotis vittata, the oak treehopper, is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae, found in North America. The species is also called Platycotis vittatus.^[1]^[2] It is an oak specialist. Adults protect the nymphs, an example of parental care.^[3]

Description

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Adult oak treehoppers are typically 9 to 13 mm (0.35 - 0.5 in) long.^[1] Their colors vary from sea green to bronze or olive green, or they can be pale blue with red dots or four lengthwise stripes. The wings are clear with yellow along the front margin and black lines along the veins. The prothorax extends to a sharp point.^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Platycotis vittata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
^ "Platycotis vittatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
^ Costa, James T. (2006-09-30). The Other Insect Societies. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-02163-1.
^ Milne, Lorus Johnson; Milne, Margery (1980). The Audubon Society field guide to North American insects and spiders. The Audubon Society field guide series. New York: Knopf : distributed by Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-50763-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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Oak Treehopper

Platycotis vittata Fabricius 1803

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