Edwardsiana rosae

Edwardsiana rosae

Description

Length 3-4mm. Pale or yellowish but variable in colour without strong markings. Perhaps the most difficult of all leafhopper genera, with 21 UK species, of which only two are easily identified; the other 19 cannot be identified based on external features alone.

Identification difficulty

male

Recording advice

Dissection and photos of male aedeagus required. 

Habitat

On Rosaceae, the only Edwardsiana species to occur commonly on roses.

When to see it

Summer-Autumn.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Rarely recorded due to identification difficulty. 

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

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All NatureSpot records