Aphrodes makarovi
Aphrodes makarovi
Description
Length 5.5 (males) to 7.5 mm. (females). A large leafhopper with a sharply pointed vertex with a median keel. Very variable; base colour of forewings brownish with light diagonal stripes along pale wing veins.
Similar Species
Other Aphrodes species
Recording advice
Careful examination and measurement of the species is needed; not all specimens may be identifiable
When to see it
Adult: June to October.
UK Status
Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)
VC55 Status
Rarely recorded due to difficulty of identification to species, but may be common
Further Information
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