Limotettix striola

Limotettix striola

Description

Length 3.5 to 5.0 mm.  A greenish-yellow leafhopper associated with Spike-rush and other sedges.  There is a dark band across the vertex between the eyes with a pale stripe in front, and dark markings on the face.

Similar Species

Limotettix atricapillus also has a pale stripe on the vertex but it is much shorter; it is nationally rare and has not been recorded in VC55 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good field photos or photos of a specimen, showing vertex 

Habitat

Marshy habitats (both freshwater and saltmarshes) and associated with sedges such as spike-rush.

When to see it

June to September.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland, but may be freuqent is suitable habitats with Spike-rush, etc.

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