Cicadula persimilis
Length 4 to 5 mm. Cicadula persimilis is a yellow-green leafhopper with four large black spots on the vertex, near the eyes. Dissection of males is required for definite identification.
Cicadula quadrinotata
males 
Dissection of males is required for definite identification.
Mainly in dry grasslands.
Summer-Autumn.
Widespread in Britain. Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
sue
Holwell LRWT Reserve, North Quarry
05 September 2025
sue
Holwell LRWT Reserve, North Quarry
05 September 2025
male, aedeagus
sue
Holwell LRWT Reserve, North Quarry
05 September 2025
sue
Holwell LRWT Reserve, North Quarry
05 September 2025
aedeagus, 3 appendages, central one forked
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 05/09/2025 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 05/09/2025 (Timms, Sue)
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