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Batracomorphus allionii 
Family: Cicadellidae

The two species of Batracomorphus can be separated from Iassus by the 5 (rather than 3) spines at the tip of the hind femur.

B. allionii is significantly larger than B. irroratus and entirely green except for a dark spot near the tip of the forewings.

Recently discovered in Britain, this species has been found at several grassland sites in southern England, where its foodplants are as yet unclear. Surprisingly, this is in contrast to its ecology in Germany, where the species is always associated with woody legumes such as common broom Cytisus scoparius and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria.

Adult: July-September
Length: 6.0 - 8.0 mm
         
Batracomorphus allionii
Adult: Surrey (July 2011) ©Tristan Bantock
Batracomorphus allionii Batracomorphus allionii
Adult: Surrey (July 2011) ©Sarah Barnes

 Adult: Isle of Wight (September 2011) ©Ian Boyd
Batracomorphus allionii Batracomorphus allionii
Adult: Surrey (July 2011) ©Sarah Barnes

 		Nymph: Surrey (July 2011) ©Tristan Bantock