-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 Hoppers (Suborder Auchenorrhyncha)

-Spittlebugs, Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Infraorder Cicadomorpha)

-Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Superfamily Membracoidea)

-Typical Treehoppers (Family Membracidae)

-​Subfamily Smiliinae

-Tribe Amastrini​

Amastrini is a tribe of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. Members of this tribe are typically small and often resemble thorns, buds, or bits of plant debris. This mimicry helps them avoid predators by blending seamlessly into the plants they inhabit. Amastrini treehoppers feed on plant sap using piercing-sucking mouthparts, tapping into stems and leaves.