Empoasca decipiens
Empoasca decipiens
Description
Length 3.5 to 4 mm. A small, slender green leafhopper, without hyaline stripes in forewing. There are whitish marks on the vertex and pronotum.
Similar Species
Empoasca vitis has hyaline (clear) stripes on forewings. There are several other related genera which can be separated by wing venation and vertex shape
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
Good quality photographs from side and top down
Habitat
In low vegetation.
When to see it
Adult: June to December.
UK Status
Common (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further Information
Andy's Rutland
Empingham garden
09 November 2020
AJ Cann
Narborough Bog
14 February 2023
Mike Higgott
County Hall
02 November 2017
AJ Cann
Knighton
23 March 2016
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