Empoasca decipiens

Length 3.5 to 4 mm. To the naked eye it appears homogeneously green. There are, however, whitish markings on the vertex and pronotum, in a generally radiating pattern that is common to all three UK Empoasca species. It is easily distinguished from E. vitis by the absence of a clear strip along the forewings (not to be confused with the bluish ellipse at the wing edge, common to both). However, separation from E. pteridis, (known only in the UK from Jersey and the Chelsea Physic Garden) requires examination of microscopic characters.

Can only be identified by examination of internal genital structure. 

In low vegetation.

Adult: June to December.

A widespread and fairly common species in Britain.

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.