| Scaphoideus festivus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Scaphoideus |
| Species: | S. festivus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphoideus festivus Matsumura, 1902 | |
Scaphoideus festivus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae. [1]
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