Euides basilinea
A large planthopper (5 - 7mm) associated with Common Reed Phragmites australis. Macropterous (long-winged) individuals have a striking wing pattern with a dark stripe at the base of the forewing and a crescent-shaped dark mark at the wing apex, Brachypterous individuals are yellowish-brown and lack the dark markings on forewings. The vertex is relatively long and narrow compared to Delphax.
Macropterous Delphax species have similar wing markings, but have a short, broad vertex.
macropterous 
brachypterous 
Photos should show vertex from above, and wing pattern if macropterous; also note habitat and associated plant species. Brachypterous specimens can be difficult to separate from Delphax in field photos, and we recommend that your record is confirmed by an expert.
Reed beds, Phragmites australis
Adult: May to August.
Associated with reed (Phragmites).
Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website; Locally common across southern Britain.
Rarely recorded
David Gould
Narborough Bog NR
16 June 2010
Female
conf. H Nickel
David Gould
Narborough Bog NR
16 June 2010
Female
David Gould
Narborough Bog NR
16 June 2010
Female
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Delphacidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 16/06/2010 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 16/06/2010 (Gould, David)
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