Deltocephalus pulicaris
Deltocephalus pulicaris
Description
Length 2.5 to 3.5 mm. A small dark leafhopper with brownish wings and vertex. The vertex usually has a number of small dark spots.
Similar Species
Deltocephalus maculiceps.
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Good photographs from a specimen required.
Habitat
Grassland.
When to see it
Summer- autumn.
UK Status
Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
VC55 Status
Occasional
Further Information
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
29 September 2021
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
29 September 2021
sue
Stathern, Coombs Meadows LRWT Reserve
30 August 2024
sue
Stathern, Coombs Meadows LRWT Reserve
30 August 2024
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
29 September 2021
sue
Stathern, Coombs Meadows LRWT Reserve
30 August 2024
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