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

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Habitat

Filipendula ulmariae, Meadowsweet, damp areas

When to see it

Adult: June to October.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
3
First record:
12/07/2012 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
06/07/2018 (Gould, David)

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