Athysanus argentarius
Length 6.5 to 8 mm. A large pale leafhopper with a distinctve dark line across the front of the vertex, connecting the eyes.
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grassland.
Adult: June to September.
Feeds on grasses.
Common. Historically considered scarce and confined to coastal areas in the south-east, this species has now become established inland across parts of central and southern England. (ref. (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 and British Bugs webpage for the species; link below)
Occasional
David Gould
Enderby, Everards Meadows
08 September 2019
AJ Cann
Holwell Reserves
07 July 2023
AJ Cann
The Seek
02 August 2020
AJ Cann
The Seek
02 August 2020
David Gould
Enderby, Everards Meadows
08 September 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 23/08/2018 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 07/09/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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David Gould
Enderby, Everards Meadows
08 September 2019
David Gould
Enderby, Everards Meadows
08 September 2019
David Gould
Braunstone, footpath Fosse Park to Spearwort Fields
25 July 2021
AJ Cann
Holwell Reserves
07 July 2023
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