Javesella obscurella
A small planthopper associated with Marsh Foxtail, Alopecurus geniculatus. It is often brachypterous but macropters also accur. The body is mostly dark brown or black, and the wings are brownish or yellowish.
Other Javesella species
male 
Dissection of the male is needed to confirm identification. Also photograph the specimen, and note habitat and associated plant species
Damp grassalnds, edges of water bodoes, etc, on Marsh Foxtail and other grasses
Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website
rarely recorded
sue
Measham, former Minorca Colliery site
06 July 2026
male
sue
Measham, former Minorca Colliery site
06 July 2026
male
sue
Measham, former Minorca Colliery site
06 July 2026
aedeagus
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Delphacidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 06/07/2026 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 06/07/2026 (Timms, Sue)
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