Platycotis vittata

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Platycotis vittata
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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)

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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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.