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Cicadella viridis
©Gernot Kunz
Cicadella viridis
©Gernot Kunz
Cicadella viridis nymph
©Tristan Bantock
Cicadella viridis
©Gernot Kunz
Distribution records as at May 2019
Distinguishing features
Cicadella viridis is a large and eye-catching species. Adults are 6 - 8mm long with a more compact body shape than Cicadella lasiocarpae, and can typically be seen between July and October.
As is typical with leafhoppers, the hind tibia has one to three rows of spines running along the entire length:
The forewings of females are bright turquoise green, but those of the male are much darker blue-purple and may even be blackish, although the green coloration is retained on the pronotum. The background colour of the head and face is yellow, overlain with varying amounts of black markings.
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