Cicadula flori

Cicadula flori

Description

A small yellow-green or yellow-orange leafhopper associated with sedges.  The vertex usually has small dark spots, but may be unspotted.  As with all Cicadula, females are very difficult or impossible to identify with certainty, and examination of internal male genitalia is needed.

Similar Species

Other Cicadula

Identification difficulty

males

Recording advice

Dissecton of male is needed; also submit photos of a specimen or good field photos.  

Habitat

Tall sedges - Wet meadows, fens, margins of waterbodies, etc.

UK Status

First recorded in Britain in 1979.  Notable B (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Rare

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Additional images

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