Platycotis vittata

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Platycotis vittata
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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)

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]

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Description

Adult oak treehoppers are typically 9 to 13 mm (0.35 - 0.5 in) long. [1] Their colors vary from sea green to bronze or olive green, or they can be pale blue with red dots or four lengthwise stripes. The wings are clear with yellow along the front margin and black lines along the veins. The prothorax extends to a sharp point. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Platycotis vittatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. ↑ Costa, James T. (2006-09-30). The Other Insect Societies. Harvard University Press. ISBN   978-0-674-02163-1.
  3. ↑ Milne, Lorus Johnson; Milne, Margery (1980). The Audubon Society field guide to North American insects and spiders. The Audubon Society field guide series. New York: Knopf : distributed by Random House. ISBN   978-0-394-50763-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)


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