Southern Marsh Orchids

Southern Marsh Orchids

Monday, 5 September 2016

Eupteryx sp leafhoppers

Not seeing so many of these little beasties in the beds this year ... maybe, as they are so small (approx 3mm)  they are not so keen on the persistent wet weather! Have seen sporadic visits from 5 species, 2 of which are new.  I have been seeing them on mint, oregano and New England Aster.

These 3 I saw regularly last year - Eupteryx melissae, E. decemnotata & E. stachydearum



This one is very similar to E. stachydearum, but the black mark on the mid-point of the vertex is deeply cut and so I think it could be E. florida - which would be new for me and the garden. I only managed one grab-shot before it disappeared into the greenery.


This last one was visually larger than the others and I think it may be Euptreyx aurata - again only managed a couple of quick grab-shots.



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  1. GMT8 September 2016 at 20:28

    Impressive range of species Howard - I need to look at these more closely. We have melissae and decemnotata in the garden and I've seen aurata elsewhere, but not knowingly seen the other two.

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  2. Howard Burt12 September 2016 at 21:48

    Thanks George. The two new species I have only seen once - when I grabbed the photos - but I see one or more of the other three regularly. Nothing like the numbers I saw last year though ...

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