---
title: "Coppery Leafhopper"
description: "Jikradia olitoria — Insects & spiders. Jikradia olitoria, or the coppery leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper (family Cicadellidae) found mainly in eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/coppery-leafhopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Coppery Leafhopper

> Jikradia olitoria — Insects & spiders. Jikradia olitoria, or the coppery leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper (family Cicadellidae) found mainly in eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Jikradia olitoria*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 25606
- Wikidata: [Q10540143](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10540143)
- iNaturalist taxon: [363357](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/363357)

## Names

- en: Coppery Leafhopper
- de: Amerikanische Großaugenzikade
- fr: Cicadelle cuivrée

## Countries with the most observations

US (20932), CA (2481), IT (139), FR (131), AT (90), CH (4)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jikradia_olitoria

## Photo

![Coppery Leafhopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/coppery-leafhopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17953848

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/coppery-leafhopper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).