Species: Leafhopper - unnamed 2 (Liguropia juniperi)
Family: Leafhoppers (CICADELLIDAE)
Category: Insects (Other)
Location: One Sighting
A. Insects (Other)
More extensive information on insects can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Leafhoppers (CICADELLIDAE)
Leafhoppers are the second-largest family in the order of hemipteran insects, having perhaps 20,000 members distributed across the planet. They are plant-feeders that suck sap. Their hind legs give them the ability to jump long distances relative to their size.
C. Leafhopper - unnamed 2 (Liguropia juniperi)
This pale-yellow leafhopper feeds on cypress trees (hence the second part of their Latin name), but are the only species in this family to do so during summer, which makes an identification of this individual (photographed in August) possible. It is between 3 and 3.5 millimetres in length.
This leafhopper was first recorded in south-east England in 2008.
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Leafhopper - unnamed 2 (Liguropia juniperi)
This pale-yellow leafhopper feeds on cypress trees (hence the second part of their Latin name), but are the only species in this family to do so during summer, which makes an identification of this individual (photographed in August) possible.
It was photographed on a plastic chair beneath one of the Monterey Cypress trees in the cemetery.
It is between 3 and 3.5 millimetres in length.
(Photo credit: Stuart MA Ball.)
