Kelisia guttulifera
Length 3 to 4.5 mm. Sub-lateral bands on wings distinct and apex dark. Precise pattern of dark spots on the head is characteristic. Front and middle tibiae with no or pale longitudinal streak.
males 
Can only be identified by examination of male internal genital structure. Good photogrpahs of specimen, from top down, from side and showing details of dark spots on side of head will support ID. You should note habitat and host plant if possible.
In moist woodland and meadows on Carex spp.
Summer-Autumn.
Common (ref.: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
Rare
Biedermann,R. & Niedringhaus, R. 2009 The Plant- and Leafhoppers of Germany: Identification key to all species. WABV
AJ Cann
Stonesby Quarry
19 August 2022
AJ Cann
Leicester Knighton Park
18 July 2025
AJ Cann
Launde Park Wood
19 February 2025
AJ Cann
Stonesby Quarry
19 August 2022
AJ Cann
Stonesby Quarry
19 August 2022
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- Species group:
- insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Delphacidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 19/02/2025 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 18/07/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Stonesby Quarry
19 August 2022
