Conomelus anceps
Length 4 mm. The males are distinctive, with reddish-brown ground colour and wings with dark spots on the veins. It is most commonly brachypterous and in these individuals the forewings are darker at the base and tip. Macropters occur less frequently and have a dark median bar on the forewings. Females cannot be identified.
Males 
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Grassland, woodland, damp habitats.
Adult: May to November.
Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
Occasional
AJ Cann
Kelham Bridge
01 September 2018
brachypterous
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
25/07/2017
fully-winged male
AJ Cann
John O Gaunt
24 August 2020
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
14 July 2011
AJ Cann
Kelham Bridge
01 September 2018
brachypterous
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Delphacidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 36
- First record:
- 02/08/2008 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 30/09/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Croft Hill
02 September 2020
macropter
AJ Cann
Charley Field
30 August 2018
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
25/07/2017
AJ Cann
Owston
07 September 2018
AJ Cann
Owston
07 September 2018
