Rhopalopyx adumbrata

Rhopalopyx adumbrata

Alternative names
Paluda adumbrata
Description

A distinctively marked pale yellow or greyish leafhopper, with 3 dark spots on the vertex and a 4th at the back of the head next to the pronotum.  The pronotum and scutellum have a longitudinal dark streak, and the forewings have dark longitudinal stripes over a greyish/pale yellow background.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph in habitat or from a specimen

Habitat

Dry grassland

UK Status

Local (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021, on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Rare - the 2026 record from Nailstone is believed to be the first for VC55

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured squares = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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