Platycotis minax
Species of treehopper
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Platycotis minax is a species of leafhopper native to California.[1][2] It was first described by diplomat and entomologist Frederic Webster Goding in 1892.[2] According to the U.S. Forest Service, in southern California P. minax is found on coast live oak and possibly other oaks.[3]
| Platycotis minax | |
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| Playtcotis minax photographed by Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, Humboldt County, California, 2022 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Platycotis |
| Species: | P. minax |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycotis minax Goding, 1892 | |
