Conosanus obsoletus
Length: 5 to 6 mm. A large leafhopper, light brownish in colour with darker markings in the forewing cells. The vertex normally has four dark marks in a V-shape pointing toward the tip. Dissection of the male will confirm identification; females have a tooth on the underside of the 7th abdominal sternum.
Several other species are similar - Euscelis, Streptanus, Macustus
Careful examination of a specimen is needed - including photos of vertex, and measurement. Examination of internal male genitalia or female undersides may confirm ID
Damp places with rushes.
Adult: July to October.
Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
occasional
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 06/07/2014 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 14/08/2025 (Nicholls, David)
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