Eupterycyba jucunda

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Description

Length 4 mm. A well-marked species with 3 large spots on the pronotum and usually black streaks along the forewing, over a greenish background - these can sometimes be faint.  The nymph is also distinctive, with yellow and black banding, 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good quality photographs taken in the field or from a specimen

Habitat

mainly on Alder

When to see it

Adult: July - October

UK Status

Common (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)

VC55 Status

Occasional

Further Information

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homoptera/Cicadellidae/Eupterycyba_jucunda.html

  • sue
    Ulverscroft, Lea Meadows, along brook
    17 July 2024
  • Graham Calow
    M69 Island, Sapcote
    02 July 2010
    nymph
  • sue
    Glenfield, County Hall
    22 August 2019
  • Graham Calow
    Burbage Common
    04 September 2020
  • David Nicholls
    Spearwort Fields
    23 June 2017

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
10
First record:
02/07/2010 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
01/08/2024 (Timms, Sue)

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  • David Nicholls
    Spearwort Fields
    23 June 2017
  • sue
    Bagworth Beacon
    07 October 2018