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Platycotis vittatus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | 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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Platycotis vittatus sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 81 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and September–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Platycotis vittatus in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to April, 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Platycotis vittatus sightings, Shenandoah National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 10%) and Yosemite National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Membracidae
The closest relatives of the Platycotis vittatus that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Membracidae, Typical Treehoppers) are Keeled Treehopper (about 10%), Locust Treehopper (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 Shenandoah National Park (81 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.
