Limotettix striola

Description

Length 3.5 to 5.0 mm.  A greenish-yellow species which has a dark black band running across the vertex between the eyes. In front of this there is a pale stripe which joins the ocelli at least. In males the anterior of the pronotum often has a few dark marks, as does the base of the scutellum.

Similar Species

In the much rarer Limotettix atricapillus the pale stripe on the vertex is much shorter and less distinct (does not join the ocelli); the vertex is also more rounded.

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)

Can only be identified by examination of internal genital structure. 

Habitat

Marshy habitats (both freshwater and saltmarshes) and associated with sedges such as spike-rush.

When to see it

June to September.

UK Status

Widespread, and can be locally common in Britain.

VC55 Status

Rare, or rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

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Bugs
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Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
22/07/2021 (Skevington, Mark)
Last record:
22/07/2021 (Skevington, Mark)

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