Iassus lanio

Iassus lanio

Description

A large leafhopper, 6.5 to 8 mm, on oak, with a broad head. The forewings range from green to pale brown and the vertex, pronotum and scutellum are spotted and mottled with brown. 

Similar Species

Iassus scutellaris on Elm

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good photographs taken in the field, or from a specimen; you must note the species of tree on which it was photographed/collected

Habitat

Associated with Oak.

When to see it

Adult: June to October.

UK Status

Widespread and common in Britain. (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021, on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

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

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records