Populicerus confusus

Populicerus confusus

Description

Length 5-7 mm. A yellow-green leafhopper associated with sallows. There may be some reddish-brown shading across the clavus and inner parts of forewings, some darker marks on pronotum. The face and vertex are also yellow-green, and nmarked. 

Similar Species

Other Idiocerinae on sallows

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Close examination of a specimen is needed.  Provide photographs taken from top, side and face; and note the host plant. 

Habitat

on sallows

When to see it

June to early October.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Few records, but probably under-recorded due to ID difficulty

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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Additional images

All NatureSpot records