Grypotes puncticollis
Length 4 to 5 mm. A brownish or greenish leafhopper associated with pine trees. Coloration is quite variable, and a form with a blue suffusion may be found. The dark wavy line on the vertex and the scutellar markings are diagnostic.
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Usually found on pines or nearby trees.
Adult: July to October.
Local (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
Occasional on host plant, Scots Pine
sue
Loughborough, Forest Rd by Wood Brook
27 August 2024
on Scots Pine
sue
Nailstone churchyard
08 September 2024
on Scots Pine
AJ Cann
Melton Country Park
04 October 2024
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
08 August 2022
AJ Cann
Melton Country Park
04 October 2024
AJ Cann
Bitteswell Ash Tree Farm
10 July 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 8
- First record:
- 08/08/2022 (Higgott, Mike)
- Last record:
- 15/07/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Leicester Knighton Park
15 July 2025
sue
Loughborough, Forest Rd by Wood Brook
27 August 2024
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
08 August 2022
