Macropsis scotti
Macropsis scotti
Description
Length 5mm. Dark brown wing veins and a dark inner margin to the clavus. The facial markings are sparse with the central mark (if present at all) being made up of two close lines rather than a large spot.
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Detailed photographs of top, side and front.
Habitat
On brambles.
When to see it
Adult: May to October
Life History
Feeds on brambles.
UK Status
Common. (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021, on British Bugs website)
VC55 Status
occasional
Further Information
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
16 August 2015
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
16 August 2015
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
19 August 2018
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