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Deltocephalus pulicaris
Family: Cicadellidae

Deltocephalus species have dark brownish wings and the vertex usually has dark spots on the vertex.

In D. pulicaris the vertex has a number of small spots (often two) which are small and quite close together. The forewing cells are largely dark-marked; the femora are dark with paler tips and the hind tibiae entirely black.

A common species of short grasslands across the UK, normally in drier habitats. 

Compare: D. maculiceps

Adult: June to October
Length 2.5-3.5 mm
Deltocephalus pulicaris
Adult: north London (July 2008) ©Tristan Bantock

Deltocephalus pulicaris side view
Adult: south London (October 2007) ©Joe Botting Adult: Sussex (August 2007) ©Brian Valentine

Deltocephalus pulicaris Deltocephalus pulicaris
Adult: Dorset (May 2009) ©Mark Dunkling

Adult: north London (September 2008) ©Tristan Bantock