Xanthodelphax straminea
Length 2.5 to 3.5 mm (macropters ~4 mm). The two UK Xanthodelphax species are distinctive for being entirely yellow-orange or browny-orange (often bright yellow), and are separated by microscopic examination; the differences are quite striking, however, and live specimens can be identified in the field with a 20x lens. X. straminea has very small parameres, and the gonoplacs are concavo-convex. Both macropters and brachypters occur.

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A variety of grassland habitats.
Adult: June to September.
Widespread and sometimes locally common in England and Wales.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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