Green Leaf-hopper

Green Leaf-hopper - Cicadella viridis

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Description

A large leaf hopper (6-8 mm) associated with marshland.  The pronotum is yellow and green and there are dark spots on the vertex ('nose'). The forewings of the female are bright turquoise green, and those of the male are dark blue-purple.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Damp grassland and marshy areas, rough grassy areas.

When to see it

Adult: July-October.

UK Status

Common. (ref. UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Further Information

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homoptera/Cicadellidae/Cicadella_viridis.html

  • AJ Cann
    Saddington
    19 August 2025
    male left, female right
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields, Aylestone
    21 July 2010
    Female
  • Kate Nightingale
    Charnwood Lodge
    11 August 2016
    male
  • David Gould
    Croft Hill, Leics
    17 July 2014
    female
  • Paul Ruddoch
    Melton Mowbray Country Park
    14 September 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Nature Alive, Coalville
    12 July 2012
    nymph

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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UK Map

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