Philaenus spumarius typica
(a cuckoo-spit insect)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FormPhilaenus spumarius typica (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 typica (a cuckoo-spit insect) :
1: Philaenus spumarius typica (a cuckoo-spit insect)
19 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on Hollyhock spike, next to visitor centre
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Adult - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 4: Adult - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged

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

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