Florodelphax leptosoma

Florodelphax leptosoma

Alternative names
Delphacodes leptosoma
Description

Length 2 to 4 mm, dark forewings with a white apex. Sometimes macropterous. Females have a completely yellow-brown pronotum.  Dissection of male genitalia will confirm ID of males.

Similar Species

Florodelphax paryphasma. Criomorphus spp. also have white tips to the forewings.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Confirmation of males requires examination of the male genitalia; in females, the entirely yellow-brown pronotum is distinctive.

Habitat

Wetland and other damp habitats.

When to see it

Spring to Autumn.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Uncommon, but probably under recorded

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