Zyginidia scutellaris

Zyginidia scutellaris

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Description

Length 2 to 2.5 mm.  A very small leafhopper, yellowish in colour and often with greyish longitudinal stripes on the forewings.  The three dark triangles on the scutellum are distinctive. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good quality photographs

Habitat

Rough grassland and low vegetation

When to see it

Adult: All year

UK Status

Common (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)

VC55 Status

Frequent.

Further Information

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homoptera/Cicadellidae/Zyginidia_scutellaris.html

  • AJ Cann
    Shady Lane Arboretum
    29 September 2021
  • sue
    Thornton Meadows
    12 July 2020
  • sue
    Thornton Meadows
    12 July 2020
  • AJ Cann
    Ulverscroft
    29 August 2021
  • AJ Cann
    Ulverscroft
    29 August 2021
    aedeagus

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