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Platycotis minax
Photo#46683
Copyright © 2006
Joyce Gross
treehopper -
Platycotis minax
Mt Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California, USA
April 2, 2006
Size: approx. 8mm
Contributed by
Joyce Gross
on 3 April, 2006 - 1:50am
Last updated 22 January, 2008 - 11:06pm
Do you know what plant this w
Do you know what plant this was found on?
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William Ericson
, 29 September, 2008 - 10:09am
unfortunately not
It was on the plant that it's resting on in this photo. I checked all the photos I took of the hopper, but none of them show much more of the plant than is seen here. The plant was something less than 2 feet tall in a grassy meadow (near oak trees and a creek).
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Joyce Gross
, 4 October, 2008 - 12:35am
sorry to ask you so many ques
sorry to ask you so many questions but do you now what trail it was on by any chance?
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William Ericson
, 6 October, 2008 - 1:53pm
yes
I remember exactly where this was. It was along Little Pine Creek Road (trail) not far from North Gate Road:
- enter the park via North Gate Rd and drive past all the cow pastures
- after the cow pastures end there is a sign saying you're entering the park (or something to that effect, even though the official entrance where you pay was a ways back)
- there is a pullout the right side of the road near the park sign, near Little Pine Creek. Park there.
- take the trail towards Little Pine Creek.
- cross the creek, then take Little Pine Creek Road (fire trail) to the left instead of the fork to the right which is Falcon Road (another fire trail).
- the hopper was in the grass to the left of Little Pine Creek Rd, between the trail and the creek. I think it was no more than 50-100 feet from where you cross the creek -- not far from North Gate Rd, or from various oak trees.
- here is an approximate lat/long: 37.884 -121.9769
Let me know if you find anything interesting...
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Joyce Gross
, 6 October, 2008 - 8:37pm
The stem with all the stomate
The stem with all the stomates lined up like that should be a grass. Essig lists the host for P. minax as oak.
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Dennis Haines
, 6 October, 2008 - 12:32pm
Moved
Moved from
Platycotis
.
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Joyce Gross
, 22 January, 2008 - 11:06pm
Platycotis
This is a variety with a short horn. The west-coast species are usually considered to be P. vittata like those of the east coast, but this has not been confirmed.
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Andy Hamilton
, 26 April, 2006 - 1:31pm
It looks like the specimens o
It looks like the specimens of Platycotis minax in my collection.
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Dennis Haines
, 18 January, 2008 - 10:33am
thanks Dennis
Glad you're loading all these CA species!
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Joyce Gross
, 22 January, 2008 - 11:07pm
I just wish I had the nice live pictures like yours!
Every specimen of Platycotis minax that I have pinned has had the wings flex up in an unnatural position. Your picture is just great.
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Dennis Haines
, 23 January, 2008 - 10:01am
thanks Dennis
Your photos will be very helpful in identifying critters I find. I wish I could spend more time in the field ...
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Joyce Gross
, 24 January, 2008 - 9:37pm
thanks Andy
I moved it under Platycotis for now. It's not as spectacular as the other
Platycotis vittata
in the guide! Hopefully I'll find one of those one day..
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Joyce Gross
, 26 April, 2006 - 11:28pm
Nice shot!
Why don't you put it in ID Request to give Andy Hamilton a crack at further identification...
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bennett gray
, 3 April, 2006 - 4:20pm