Euscelis incisus
Length 4 to 5 mm. A very variable species with the cells of the forewings covered in dark dots or mottling, with a base colour rangindg from pale to dark brown; the extent of mottling varies. Identification should be confirmed by examination of internal male genitalia.
Euscelidius and other Euscelis species; E lineolatus is nationally common but has not been recorded in VC55.
males 
Photogrpahs of a specimen, and examination of internal genital structure of males.
Grassland.
Adult: March to October, sometimes overwintering.
Common. (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)
Frequent
AJ Cann
Billa Barra
06 June 2023
sue
Debdale
24 June 2025
AJ Cann
Bloody Oaks Quarry
11 May 2024
AJ Cann
Bloody Oaks Quarry
11 May 2024
female dorsal abdomen
AJ Cann
Sence Valley
20 March 2020
Nymph
AJ Cann
Sence Valley
20 March 2020
Nymph
David Nicholls
Lodge Farm, Hoby
04 July 2024
sue
Debdale
24 June 2025
sue
Debdale
24 June 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 15
- First record:
- 25/03/2017 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 24/08/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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