Gorse cicada
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Gorse leafhopper ( Batracomorphus allionii ) |
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The Ginsterlederzikade ( Batracomorphus allionii ) is a leafhopper from the subfamily of the leather cicadas (Iassinae).
features
The cicadas are 7–8 mm long. They are almost completely green in color. There is only a dark spot near the tip of the forewings.
Similar species
The sun rose leather cicada ( Batracomorphus irroratus ) is somewhat smaller and covered with small black dots. In contrast to the species of the related genus Iassus , the Batracomorphus species have 5 instead of 3 spines at the tip of the posterior femora .
Occurrence
The species is widespread in Europe. The species was only recently discovered in the south of England , although it is unclear which fodder plant the cicadas use there.
Way of life
The typical habitat of the gorse leafhopper is heather , dry grassland and forest edges, where their forage plants, the broom broom ( Cytisus scoparius ) and the dyer's broom ( Genista tinctoria ) grow. The adults are usually seen between late June and early September. The species forms one generation per year. It hibernates as an egg.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e R. Niedringhaus, R. Biedermann, Herbert Nickel: Distribution of the cicadas of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Atlas ribbon. Ferrantia 61, Musée national d'histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, October 6, 2010, accessed on January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Batracomorphus allionii. British Bugs, accessed January 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Herbert Nickel, Reinhard Remane: Check list of the planthoppers and leafhoppers of Germany, with notes on food plants, diet width, life cycles, geographic range and conservation status (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha). www.academia.edu, 2002, accessed January 15, 2019 .
