Viridicerus ustulatus
Length 4-5mm. A bright green leafhopper with the scutellum and inner margins of the wings dark reddish-brown. The antennae are very long.
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On grey and white poplar. Overwinters on evergreens, particularly Yew.
All year.
A fairly recent incomer to the UK, spreading north.
Uncommon.
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
04 March 2024
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
04 March 2024
AJ Cann
Shady Lane Arboretum
04 March 2024
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- 04/03/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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