Eupteryx filicum
A small leaf-hopper, 3-4mm, associated with ferns. Greenish forewings with a smoky rear part, and yellow pronotum, scutellum and head.
other small yellow/green leafhoppers
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Ferns
Local (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
Rarely recorded - possibly overlooked
sue
Ketton Quarry
16 September 2025
on Male Fern
sue
Bagworth
27 February 2025
on a Shield-fern
sue
Ketton Quarry
16 September 2025
on Male Fern
AJ Cann
Knighton
20 September 2025
AJ Cann
Knighton
20 September 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 27/02/2025 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 20/09/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Knighton
20 September 2025
AJ Cann
Knighton
20 September 2025
sue
Bagworth
27 February 2025
