Asiraca clavicornis

Description

Length 3 to 4 mm. An unmistakeable species with extraordinary antennae and expanded leaf-like front legs.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photographs required please, as this species is uncommon in our area. 

Habitat

Rough grasslands and wasteland.

UK Status

Notable B (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021) Believed to be declining In Britain.

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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Species profile

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Bugs
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Records on NatureSpot:
3
First record:
08/05/2023 (Sexton, Timothy)
Last record:
11/05/2024 (Cann, Alan)

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