Agallia consobrina

Description

Length 3.5 to 4 mm.  Simililar in marking to others in this subfamily, but with a shagreened pronotum (a bobbly texture), rather than transverse striations or wrinkles. The black triangles at the base of the scutellum are separated from the sides. 

Similar Species

Anaceratagallia species

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good quality photos of a specimen must show details of pronotum and scutellum.

Habitat

Among low plants.

When to see it

February to November.

UK Status

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

VC55 Status

Occasional

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
18
First record:
09/05/2020 (Skevington, Mark)
Last record:
04/10/2025 (Pugh, Dylan)

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