Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea
Description
A small leafhopper with a striped appearance. Forewings noticeably pointed compared to other leafhoppers; light brown with paler veins, and often with a dark mark in the apical cell. Careful examination of the venation in the wing apex wll confirm identification.
Similar Species
Mocydiopsis species
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
good quality photographs - from top, and in side-view ensuring venation at the wing-tip is clear
Habitat
grassland
When to see it
Adult: all year round.
UK Status
Common. (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent
Further Information
Mark Skevington
Ketton Quarry
10 June 2012
sue
Holwell LRWT Reserve, Brown's Hill quarry
05 September 2025
AJ Cann
John O Gaunt
24 August 2020
AJ Cann
The Seek
02 August 2020
nymph
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Mowbray Country Park
30 August 2014
AJ Cann
John O Gaunt
24 August 2020
aedeagus
AJ Cann
Attenborough Arboretum
19 March 2020
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