Evacanthus interruptus

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Description

A large and distinctive yellow and black leafhopper. The extent of black markings varies and rarely the forewings are entirely yellow. Females have shorter wings than males.  Nymphs are also striking, with a wide red band across the addomen and red pronotum and wing-bases.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Found in grasslands and scrub.

When to see it

Adult: June to October

UK Status

Common. (ref. UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Further Information

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

  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    29 July 2017
  • Wendy
    Cloud Wood
    08 July 2018
    Nymph
  • David Nicholls
    Ulverscroft
    14 July 2011
  • AJ Cann
    Cloud Wood
    21 July 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Sheet Hedges Wood
    23 July 2010
  • Kate Nightingale
    Ulverscroft
    16 July 2014
  • Kate Nightingale
    Ulverscroft
    16 July 2014

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
25
First record:
29/08/2008 (Gould, David)
Last record:
02/09/2025 (Timms, Sue)

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  • David Nicholls
    Leire Cutting
    30 July 2014
  • AJ Cann
    Cloud Wood
    21 July 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Sheet Hedges Wood
    23 July 2010
  • David Nicholls
    Ulverscroft
    14 July 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Leire Cutting
    30 July 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Frolesworth
    30 July 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Ulverscroft
    14 July 2011
    female
  • David Gould
    Aylestone Meadows
    29 August 2008
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    29 July 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    29 July 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    29 July 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    06 August 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    06 August 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    06 August 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    06 August 2017