Ribautiana tenerrima sensu lato

Ribautiana tenerrima sensu lato

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Description

Length 3 to 3.5 mm. A yellow leafhopper with oblique white lines along the length of the forewing.  The forewing apex has greyish marking and spots.  Markings can be quite faint; to confirm identification, dssection of male genitalia may be needed.

Similar Species

Other Ribautiana; Lindbergina aurovittata

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good photographs taken from side and top down.

Habitat

Usually on brambles

When to see it

Adult: June to December.

UK Status

Common (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)

VC55 Status

Frequent

Further Information

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homoptera/Cicadellidae/Ribautiana_tenerrima.html

  • David Gould
    Welford Road Cemetery
    08 September 2009
  • David Nicholls
    Burroughs Lane, Ratby
    17 June 2011
  • HAPeacock
    City Farm - Sheep Field Path
    26 June 2012
  • David Gould
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    13 July 2015
  • Mark Skevington
    Whetstone Garden
    29 June 2012
    Attracted to light trap
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    19 October 2012

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