Idiocerus lituratus

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Description

Length 5.5 to 6.5 mm.  The forewing is brownish, mottled with white spots and a faint dark band.   The face is mostly light; the distance between ocelli is greater than the distance from ocellus to antennal base.

Similar Species

Oher Idiocerinae found on sallows and willows; best distinguished from Idiocerus stigmaticalis by apical wing venation

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Take photographs of top, side and face, ensuring apical wing venation is clearly visible; note host plant

Habitat

Associated with various willows.

When to see it

Adult: July to November.

UK Status

Common. (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021, on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Occasional

Further Information

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

  • AJ Cann
    Bagworth Heath
    24 August 2021
  • sue
    Whitwick, Coalville Meadows
    25 July 2024
    from a Willow
  • AJ Cann
    Bagworth Heath
    24 August 2021
  • AJ Cann
    Bagworth Heath
    24 August 2021
  • David Gould
    Aylestone Meadows, Spearwort Fields
    11 September 2021
  • David Gould
    Aylestone Meadows, Spearwort Fields
    11 September 2021
  • sue
    Albert Village Lake
    20 August 2024
  • sue
    Albert Village Lake
    20 August 2024
  • sue
    Whitwick, Coalville Meadows
    25 July 2024
  • sue
    Albert Village Lake
    20 August 2024

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
7
First record:
30/07/2020 (Cooper, Barbara)
Last record:
11/10/2025 (Timms, Sue)

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  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    30 July 2020
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    30 July 2020
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    30 July 2020
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    30 July 2020