Anoscopus albifrons
3 to 5mm. Males are often identifiable from photographs, females are difficult to identify. Variable in the extent of pale transverse bands, and very difficult to separate from some other species, dissection may be required.
Other Anoscopus species.
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify this species.
Can only be identified by examination of internal genital structure.
Grassy areas.
Adults June to October.
Common and widespread across Britain.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Leicester Palmerston Way
22 July 2020
AJ Cann
Croft Hill
02 September 2020
aedeagus
AJ Cann
Croft Hill
02 September 2020
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Cicadellidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 8
- First record:
- 22/07/2020 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 15/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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AJ Cann
Leicester Palmerston Way
22 July 2020
aedeagus
AJ Cann
Lyddington Meadow
27 July 2020
aedeagus
