Ribautiana tenerrima sensu stricto
Length 3 to 3.5 mm. A yellow leafhopper with oblique white lines along the length of the forewing. The forewing apex has greyish marking and spots. Markings can be quite faint; to confirm identification, dissection of male genitalia is needed. If this has not been done, record as Ribautiana tenerrima sensu lato.
Other Ribautiana species; Lindbergina aurovittata
Good photographs taken from side and top down.
Especially on brambles.
June to December.
Common (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
Frequent
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
14 June 2022
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
14 June 2022
aedeagus
AJ Cann
Croft Glebe
29 January 2023
male
AJ Cann
Croft Glebe
29 January 2023
female
AJ Cann
Croft Glebe
29 January 2023
aedeagus
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- First record:
- 14/06/2022 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 11/12/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote, field off Donkey Lane
07 October 2023
