An Oak Treehopper in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2017).

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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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An Oak Treehopper in Kent Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.

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An Oak Treehopper in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/4/2012).

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Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) solomon hendrix, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 829840 - Psn: 25)

Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) solomon hendrix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Oak Treehopper nymphs in Allegany Co., Maryland (10/2/2012).

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An Oak Treehopper in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2015).

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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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Oak Treehoppers in Howard Co., Maryland (10/12/2015).

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An Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/24/2013).

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Oak Treehopper in Washington Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 311946 - Psn: 45)

Oak Treehopper in Washington Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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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)

Oak Treehopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/25/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Oak Treehopper in Washington Co., Maryland (11/10/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 309180 - Psn: 55)

Oak Treehopper in Washington Co., Maryland (11/10/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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

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Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/22/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1052911 - Psn: 55)

Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/22/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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

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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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An Oak Treehopper in Belle Haven, Virginia (10/13/2008).

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

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An Oak Treehopper in Belle Haven, Virginia (10/13/2008).

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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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Platycotis vittata nymph in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2022).

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

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). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

An Oak Treehopper in Kent Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

An Oak Treehopper in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/4/2012). View Record Details Media by Mark Johnson.

Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) solomon hendrix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Solomon Hendrix.

Oak Treehopper nymphs in Allegany Co., Maryland (10/2/2012). View Record Details Media by Matt Tillett.

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.

Oak Treehoppers in Howard Co., Maryland (10/12/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

An Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/24/2013). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

Oak Treehopper in Washington Co., Maryland (9/5/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Oak Treehopper in Harford Co., Maryland (5/20/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Oak Treehopper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/12/2023). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist.

Oak Treehopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/25/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Oak Treehopper in Washington Co., Maryland (11/10/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Oak Treehopper in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/19/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Oak Treehopper in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/22/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Oak Treehopper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/12/2023). (c) Benjamin Burgunder, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Benjamin Burgunder via iNaturalist.

An Oak Treehopper emerges as an adult in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/21/2014). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

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

An Oak Treehopper in Belle Haven, Virginia (10/13/2008). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

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

An Oak Treehopper in Belle Haven, Virginia (10/13/2008). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

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

Platycotis vittata nymph in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

An Oak Treehopper in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/17/2017). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Oak Treehopper in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/16/2017). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

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

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Platycotis vittata

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]

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^ "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.

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Oak Treehopper

Platycotis vittata Fabricius 1803

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