Platycotis vittata
Platycotis vittata, the oak treehopper, is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae, found in North America. The species is also called Platycotis vittatus. [1][2] It is an oak specialist. Adults protect the nymphs, an example of parental care. [3]
| Platycotis vittata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Subfamily: | Membracinae |
| Tribe: | Hoplophorionini |
| Genus: | Platycotis |
| Species: | P. vittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycotis vittata (Fabricius, 1803) | |
References
- "Platycotis vittata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "Platycotis vittatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- Costa, James T. (2006-09-30). The Other Insect Societies. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-02163-1.
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