Philaenus spumarius trilineatus
(a cuckoo-spit insect)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FormPhilaenus spumarius trilineatus (a cuckoo-spit insect)
SpeciesPhilaenus spumarius (Cuckoo-spit Insect)
FamilyAPHROPHORIDAE (a family of bugs)
SuperfamilyCICADOMORPHA (a superfamily of planthoppers)
SuborderAUCHENORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Philaenus spumarius trilineatus (a cuckoo-spit insect) :
1: Philaenus spumarius trilineatus (a cuckoo-spit insect)
14 Jun 2017 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off Dogwood
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Philaenus spumarius trilineatus (a cuckoo-spit insect) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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