Eupteryx signatipennis

Eupteryx signatipennis

Description

Length 3 to 4 mm, associated with Meadowsweet.    Identification of Eupteryx species can be difficult and requires careful examination of markings on vertex, pronotum and forewings.  A pale leafhopper, with variably dark marking on forewings. The vertex and scutellum are variably dark-marked, and the pronotum is usually pale.  The face is pale apart from a black spot at the base of each antenna. The forewings  often have two black spots.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good quality photographs in side-view and top down.

Habitat

Filipendula ulmariae, Meadowsweet, damp areas

When to see it

Adult: June to October.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

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