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.
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
Common (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
VC55 Status
Rarely recorded due to identification difficulty.
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