| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: Cicadoidea |
| Family: Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: Deltocephalinae |
| Tribe: Deltocephalini |
| Genus: Planicephalus |
| Subject: Planicephalus flavicosta (Stal, 1862) |
Related Scientific Names:
Deltocephalus flavicosta Stål, 1862 (Synonym)