Empoasca vitis

Empoasca vitis

Description

Length 3.0 to 4 mm.  A small, slender green leafhopper, with hyaline (clear and transparent) stripes in forewing.  There are whitish marks on the vertex and pronotum.

Similar Species

Empoasca decipens lacks the hyaline stripes on forewings.   There are several other related genera with green hoppers which can be separated by wing venation and vertex shape

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good quality photographs from side and top down - the hyaline stripes can be difficult to see in certain lights so make sure your photo shows them

Habitat

Usually found on deciduous trees in summer and evergreens in winter.

When to see it

Adult: All year.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Common

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All NatureSpot records