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Eupteryx signatipennis
Family: Cicadellidae

A pale whitish Eupteryx species found on meadowsweet, usually in damper areas.

The vertex and scutellum may be variably dark-marked although the pronotum is uniformly pale. The forewings are relatively plain with only weakly-developed dark markings. There is a small dark spot at the base of the antennae.

Locally common across the UK.
      
Adult: June - October
Length 3.0-4.0 mm
 Eupteryx signatipennis
Adult: Dorset (June 2009) ©Mark Dunkling
Eupteryx signatipennis Eupteryx signatipennis
Adult: Dorset (June 2009) ©Mark Dunkling

 		Adult: Yorks (August 2009) ©Joe Botting