Doratura stylata

Doratura stylata

Description

Length 3 to 4.5 mm.  A distinctive leafhopper with short wings that have greenish metallic highlights.  There are three large black spots at the tip of the vertex.  Females have long projecting gonoplacs (part of the ovipositor).  The nymph is brownish with pale foreparts and a curved pale band across the abdomen.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good quality field photos or photos of a specimen, showing short wings and black spots on vertex, or of nymph

Habitat

Found in open grassy areas, often but not always in sandy or calcareous situations.

When to see it

Adult: June to October.

UK Status

Widespread in England, and also recorded in southern Scotland.  Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Occasional

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All NatureSpot records