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
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  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.


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