Platycotis minax

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
Playtcotis minax photographed by Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, Humboldt County, California, 2022
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Membracidae
Genus:	Platycotis
Species:	P. minax
Binomial name
Platycotis minax Goding, 1892