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No idea what this is, as I am from the UK, anyone have any ideas/ can tell me a bit about it? - Platycotis vittata
Copyright © 2012 nikkihinton

No idea what this is, as I am from the UK, anyone have any ideas/ can tell me a bit about it? - Platycotis vittata
Top of clingmans dome in the great smoky mountains, very top of clingmans dome in the great smoky mountains County, North Carolina, USA
May 20, 2012
Size: 15mm max
Anyone have any ideas what this is? I am from the UK so don't have any knowledge on any bugs that would be specific to the US.
Contributed by nikkihinton on 5 July, 2012 - 1:10pm
Last updated 16 April, 2016 - 9:01am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 July, 2012 - 12:50pm

a treehopper
Platycotis vittata
… Brad Barnd, 5 July, 2012 - 1:22pm

 
Thanks! I did a quick look an
Thanks! I did a quick look and I now see it is an oak tree hopper! easy when you know eh?
… nikkihinton, 5 July, 2012 - 1:58pm

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