Eupteryx atropunctata

Eupteryx atropunctata

Description

Length 3.5 mm.  Identification of Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings.  Greenish-yellow ground colour with dark spots or streaks on the forewings, including a spot on the costal margin.  2 black spots on vertex.  There are large black spots on the pronotum and sometimes a smaller central spot. 

Similar Species

Other Eupteryx, especially the very common E aurata, the Potato leafhopper, which is larger and usually more strongly marked. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good quality photographs in side-view and top down.

Habitat

Mainly mallow, potato and sage.

When to see it

Adult: May to October.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

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