-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Pentatomomorpha)

-Leaf-footed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily Coreiodea​)

-Leaf-footed Bugs (Faimily Coreidae​)

-Subfamily Coreinae​

-Tribe Acanthocephalini

-Spine-headed Bugs (Genus Acanthocephala)

-Acanthocephala alata

The Acanthocephala alata is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. These insects are known for their distinctive hind legs, which have leaf-like expansions. Primarily herbivorous, feeding on plant sap from stems, leaves, and fruits. It uses its piercing-sucking mouthparts to extract nutrients.