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Doratura stylata
Family: Cicadellidae

A striking deltocephaline with very short, somewhat metallic wings (macropters occur rarely). The vertex is sharply angled when seen from the side and has three large black spots around the edge. The face is also marked by two dark transverse bands. The female has elongated gonoplacs projecting from the tip of the abdomen, and the male terminal segment has dark spots. 

Found in open grassy areas, often but not always in sandy or calcareous situations. Widespread in England, and also recorded in southern Scotland.
      

Adult: June to October
Length 3-4.5 mm
Doratura stylata
Adult male: south London (September 2008) ©Tristan Bantock

Doratura stylata Doratura stylata
Adult female: north London (August 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
Adult female: Yorks (July 2008) ©Joe Botting

Doratura stylata Doratura stylata
Adult female: north London (August 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
Adult female: Yorks (July 2008) ©Joe Botting