Anoscopus albifrons
3 to 5mm. A small, rounded leafhopper, very variable in markings. Males usually have pale tranverse bars across darker forewings. Females are larger with pale brown to dark brown mottled forewings, and may be impossible to identify. Examination of the internal male genitalia will confirm identification.
Other Anoscopus species.
Males 
Photographs of a specimen, plus examination of internal genital structure of males.
Grassy areas.
Adults June to October.
Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)
Occasional
AJ Cann
Leicester Palmerston Way
22 July 2020
AJ Cann
Croft Hill
02 September 2020
aedeagus
AJ Cann
Croft Hill
02 September 2020
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
UK Map
Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 22/07/2020 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 20/07/2024 (Timms, Sue)
Total records by month
% of records within its species group
10km squares with records
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.
Latest images
Latest records
AJ Cann
Leicester Palmerston Way
22 July 2020
aedeagus
AJ Cann
Lyddington Meadow
27 July 2020
aedeagus
