Rhododendron Leafhopper - Graphocephala fennahi

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Alternative names
Scarlet and Green Leafhopper.
Description

A large (8-10mm) and very distinctive leafhopper associated with Rhododendron.  The forewings are green with red streaks and dark apical margins, the head and undersides are mainly yellow and there is a black band between the eyes around the edge of the vertex. 

Identification difficulty
Habitat

on Rhododendron in woodland, parkland, gardens, etc.

When to see it

adults: July to November

UK Status

Introduced into Europe from the USA in the early 1900s, and now common. (ref. UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Occasional, especially in the City and on naturalised Rhododendron in woodlands in the Charnwood Forest.

Further Information

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

  • Kate Nightingale
    Charnwood Lodge NR
    10 August 2017
  • Barbara Cooper
    Beacon Hill
    22 September 2016
  • Barbara Cooper
    Beacon Hill
    22 September 2016
  • David Nicholls
    Stoneywell
    21 August 2018
  • Barbara Cooper
    Beacon Hill
    22 September 2016
  • AJ Cann
    Knighton Park Washbrook
    05 July 2024

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Species profile

Common names
Rhododendron Leafhopper
Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
59
First record:
11/09/2015 (Nightingale, Kate)
Last record:
13/09/2025 (Pochin, Christine)

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  • Kate Nightingale
    Charnwood Lodge NR
    27/07/2017
  • Kate Nightingale
    Charnwood Lodge
    24 August 2016
  • Annie Smith
    Charnwood Lodge
    25 August 2016
  • Kate Nightingale
    Charnwood Lodge
    11 September 2015
  • Kate Nightingale
    Charnwood Lodge
    11 September 2015