-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)

-Planthoppers Infraorder (Fulgoromorpha)

-Superfamily Delphacoidea

-Cixiid Planthoppers (Family Cixiidae)

-Subfamily Bothriocerinae

-Tribe Bothriocerini

-Genus Bothriocera

Bothriocera is a genus of planthoppers in the family Cixiidae. These small insects typically possess wings with heavy, dark patterns that they hold flat against their bodies. Found in diverse habitats ranging from mountain forests to coastal areas, they have been observed resting on various host plants such as coconut palms, coffee, and sea grapes.