Another Oak Treehopper

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Another Oak Treehopper

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Oak Treehopper
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Daylight, afternoon
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They sure are colorful little devils aren't they? Nice capture Ken
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Oak Treehopper :?: ...on Viagra :!: :?: :shock:
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Oak Treehopper ...on Viagra
Yep, things are looking "up" Tom! :D
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Thanks Sue! :D They sure are hard to find though. This one was below and among some Poplars but I have several large Oaks in with them. :D
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Ken,

These sure are beautiful little bugs :!: I was prompted to do some reading...

It seems that the Oak Treehopper (Platycotis vittata) is not always easy to recognize.

The University of Florida writes:
This species is highly variable in color and in the size of the horn. Four of the variations have achieved formal nomenclatural status, but three have been relegated to mere varieties or forms by Dozier (1920) and Cook (1955). Dozier observed a caged colony on oak at Gainesville, Florida, change from the striped form to the mottled appearance in two weeks time.
My Audubon book says "Sea-green to bronze or olive-green; or pale bluemarked with red dots or 4 red lengthwise stripes."

Bugguide illustrates several of the forms at http://bugguide.net/node/view/42687/bgimage.

Interesting!

You got anything around that looks like those other forms?

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Rik asked:
You got anything around that looks like those other forms?
It's quite possible Rik. However I have not looked nor did I know they took on different forms. I will be keeping an eye out for them though, now that I know it. Thanks :D
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