Metidiocerus rutilans

Alternative names
Idiocerus rutilans
Description

Length about 5 mm. The forewings are basally plain reddish-brown and hyaline in the apical third, with several white spots along the cubital vein. The scutellum is mainly brown with a pale apex; other small pale marks may be present and the dark triangles are often faint or absent. The thyridia are dark and the face is particularly plain and yellowish in males, which also have very small, slender antennal palettes

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Can only be identified by examination of internal genital structure. 

Habitat

Around willows and sometimes evergreens in winter.

When to see it

Adult: April to November.

Life History

Often overwintering on pines.

UK Status

Locally distributed on willows, primarily in southern Britain.

VC55 Status

Not thought to be very frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland

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Species profile

Species group:
Bugs
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
12
First record:
10/09/2011 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
04/03/2024 (Cann, Alan)

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