Discover
Identify
Record
Cicadula frontalis
4.5 - 6.2 mm. This brownish-yellow leafhopper has very long antennae, with dark patches at their base. There are either no spots on the vertex, or very small ones at the front edge. The wings are fairly clear with pale venation.
Can only be identified by examination of internal genital structure.
Marshy areas with larger sedges, particularly Carex acutiformis and C. riparia; often coastal.
July to October.
Widespread in England.
The record of 25.x.2018 is the first for Leicestershire and Rutland.
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015
UK Map
Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 25/10/2018 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 25/10/2018 (Gould, David)
Total records by month
% of records within its species group
10km squares with records
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.