Typhlocyba quercus
Length 3 to 3.5 mm. The pattern of orange and yellow spots and darker marks at wing apex is unique in UK leafhoppers.
Mianly Oak, plus Hornbeam, Plum, Blackthorn and Birch.
Adult: July to October.
Common (ref: UK Auchenorrhyncha checklist 2021)
Few records for such a distinctive species, and all recent; may be uncommon
Mike Higgott
Anstey, North Wood 2
01 July 2022
sue
Nailstone Wiggs, woodland edge
12 July 2024
sue
Thornton Meadows
23 July 2023
David Nicholls
Bardon Hill
20 August 2021
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 20/08/2021 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 12/07/2024 (Timms, Sue)
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