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Platycotis vittatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platycotis vittatus sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Platycotis vittatus in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platycotis vittatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Platycotis vittatus sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Membracidae
The closest relatives of the Platycotis vittatus that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Membracidae, Typical Treehoppers) are Keeled Treehopper (about 10%), Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper (about 10%) and Acutalis tartarea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platycotis vittatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (37 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
