Macropsis fuscula
Greyish-yellow with a paler inner margin to the clavus. Males have dark veins on the forewings; females have veins that are dark at the base and pale at the apex. The extent of the dark markings on the face, scutellum and pronotum is very variable.
Other Macropsis species.
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On brambles
Summer-Autumn
Local. (ref. UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021 on British Bugs website)
Rarely recorded.
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
06 August 2025
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
06 August 2025
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
06 August 2025
vertex
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
06 August 2025
hind tibia
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- 06/08/2025 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 06/08/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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