Zygina hyperici
Zygina hyperici
Description
Length: 2 to 3 mm. Zygina hyperci is sexually dimorphic; males are yellow with the apex of the scutellum dark; females are pale yellow and distinctively marked with broad dark red markings covering the majority of the scutellum and clavus.
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Good quality photographs
Habitat
Chalk grassland, associated with St. John's wort (Hypericum)
When to see it
Adult: July to September.
UK Status
Local (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
VC55 Status
Rare
Further Information
AJ Cann
Pickworth Great Wood
24 September 2021
female
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