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20-03-2009, 09:02 PM
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| | | White, red and orange leafhopper
Northants garden, 20th March 09.
Size: ~3.5mm.
These colourful insects really don't hang about very long. I was lucky to get 30 seconds of twitching before they disappeared, so as you can imagine I have many more duff shots than keepers. Help with identification appreciated as always. 
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20-03-2009, 09:13 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
Be proud of your find, Bruce. It will have to be confirmed by someone soon but pretty sure it's Zygina ordinaria! See this, from that website... Quote: |
This is one of the scarcer species, and is rarely recorded in the UK, but is readily identified by the largely black posterior tarsus (the first segment and base of the second is pale). The red markings on the forewings are very variable, as is the brownish shading on the clavus.
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The clincher is the black 'slippers' on it's back legs, or more scientifically the ' black posterior tarsus'. Yours would appear to have that feature, if a little obscured by the body.
I apologise in advance if I have this wrong...
If it is, well done!
Last edited by Jason Green; 20-03-2009 at 09:16 PM.
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20-03-2009, 09:40 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
Thanks Jason. Here's another from the same shrub that has quite different markings. 
Bruce |
20-03-2009, 09:43 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
Wow, I want your bush  !!
He's a common one, Z. flamigera. I have him too. Beautiful, the pair of 'em!
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20-03-2009, 10:13 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
Unfortunately the pages for these species are in dire need of updating - male flammigera and angusta do have dark tarsi. It is quite possible that all our Z. ordinaria are in fact flammigera males, we need to revisit this.
However, I'm not sure that I can see dark tarsi here! I suspect this is Z. angusta due to the darker clavus |
20-03-2009, 10:16 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
Jason - I've just checked back through today's pic and I have another with the first markings and it clearly shows the dark shading on the clavus. It needs a bit of pp in Photoshop, however when it's done it I'll post it to this thread.
Bruce |
20-03-2009, 10:22 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
See my anotation of the dark tarsi... Anotation: 
I realise there are other dark matter on the floor of the photo, but I'm pretty sure the anotation is showing tarsi? Whether this now means it's Z. angusta is down to Tristan !!
PS: What's the clavus?
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20-03-2009, 10:33 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
Wrote clavus in error - meant tarsi.
Thanks for your comments Tristan.
Here's the pic of one from same bush with dark tarsi (accepting your comments Tristan): 
Bruce |
20-03-2009, 10:41 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
It looks very much like a photo of it on... that, website to me... I'll be interested in the outcome of this/further developments on Z. ordinaria/angusta |
20-03-2009, 11:03 PM
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| | | Re: White, red and orange leafhopper
I really need to sit down with all the books, especially the german leafhopper bible! I will come back to the thread afterwards and perhaps then do some updates on the site as well - great images as usual Bruce
Cheers
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