Eupteryx atropunctata
Length 3.5 mm, The yellow ground colour is tinted greenish rather than orange, and the dark streaks on the forewings are not as developed as they are in the generally larger E. aurata, which is otherwise very similar. Other distinguishing features are the antennal bases, which are relatively far back (level with the eye rather than with the front edge of the eye) and the spots on the pronotum, which are generally smaller and with a more definite bi-lobed shape.
Can only be identified by examination of internal genital structure.
Found primarily on mallow, potato and sage.
Adult: May to October.
A local species found across central and southern England.
Local in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Mike Higgott
Anstey, Anstey Lane
01 August 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 01/08/2019 (Higgott, Mike)
- Last record:
- 01/08/2019 (Higgott, Mike)
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