Biology:Platycotis vittata
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Short description: Species of true bug
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Platycotis vittata (Fabricius, 1803)
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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]
References
- ↑ "Platycotis vittata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/538. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ↑ "Platycotis vittatus". https://www.gbif.org/species/2024482. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ↑ Costa, James T. (2006-09-30). The Other Insect Societies. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-02163-1.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10633301 entry
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