Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851 is a animal in the Clastopteridae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851

Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851

Clastoptera proteus, the dogwood spittlebug, is a Clastopteridae spittlebug species found in North America.

Genus
Clastoptera
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851

Clastoptera proteus, commonly known as the dogwood spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug belonging to the family Clastopteridae. Its scientific name is Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851. This species occurs in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Clastopteridae Clastoptera

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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