Coppery Leafhopper

Coppery Leafhopper

Jikradia olitoria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Toronto

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

244 Verified sightings at Toronto
127 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Coppery Leafhopper

Jikradia olitoria, or the coppery leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper (family Cicadellidae) found mainly in eastern North America. The insect acts as a vector for the North American grapevine yellows. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
2 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
7 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
9 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Coppery Leafhopper in Toronto?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 244 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Coppery Leafhopper in Toronto?

June to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper in Toronto on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Coppery Leafhopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coppery Leafhopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Toronto the best place to see a Coppery Leafhopper?

8th of 14

Of the 14 cities where we can rate Coppery Leafhopper sightings, Toronto ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 20%), Washington (United States, about 10%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Coppery Leafhopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Coppery Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (244 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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