Green Leaf-hopper - Cicadella viridis

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Description

Length 6-8 mm. A large and eye-catching species. The bicoloured pronotum (yellow at the front and green at the rear) is distinctive. The forewings of the female are bright turquoise green, but those of the male are much darker blue-purple and may even be blackish.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Damp grassland and marshy areas, rough grassy areas.

When to see it

Adult: July-October.

UK Status

Widespread and common throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields, Aylestone
    21 July 2010
    Female
  • Kate Nightingale
    Charnwood Lodge
    11 August 2016
    male
  • David Gould
    Croft Hill, Leics
    17 July 2014
    female
  • Paul Ruddoch
    Melton Mowbray Country Park
    14 September 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Lea Meadows
    07 July 2011
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Nature Alive, Coalville
    12 July 2012
    nymph

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
111
First record:
21/07/2006 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
10/08/2023 (Nicholls, David)

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  • Paul Ruddoch
    Melton Mowbray Country Park
    20 July 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Stoney Stanton
    31 August 2016
  • Kate Nightingale
    Cropston garden
    18 July 2014
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    16 July 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    16 July 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    16 July 2017
  • AJ Cann
    Aylestone Meadows
    03 August 2018
  • Graham Calow
    Granitethorpe Quarry, Sapcote
    20 July 2009
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby Village Pond
    09 July 2011
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Nature Alive, Coalville
    02 September 2010
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden1
    21 July 2006
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby Village Pond
    09 July 2011
    female
  • David Gould
    Croft Hill, Leics
    17 July 2014
    male
  • Kate Nightingale
    Rough Hill
    03 August 2016
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    06 August 2017
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    06 August 2017
  • Kate Nightingale
    Charnwood Lodge
    06 August 2015
  • David Nicholls
    Lea Meadows
    07 July 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Lea Meadows
    07 July 2011
    nymph