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Euscelis incisus
Family: Cicadellidae

 In this genus the forewings are sprinkled with dark dots. The similar but rarer Euscelidius has larger ocelli, which are closer to the eye (nearer than their own diameter).

E. incisus is a very common grassland species but is also extremely variable in colour and markings, ranging from pale to blackish. Reliable separation of males from E. lineolatus is best achieved from the genitalia, although the form of the abdominal markings on the final segments can be distinctive in females.

A very common grassland species throughout most of Britain.

Adult: March to October, sometimes overwintering
Length 4-5 mm
 Euscelis incisus
Adult female: south London (March 2007) ©Joe Botting
Euscelis incisus ventral
Adult female: north London (April 2008) ©Tristan Bantock

 Adult female: north London (April 2009) ©Tristan Bantock
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus
Adult male: north London (April 2009) ©Tristan Bantock

 Adult male: Sussex (December 2006) ©Noel Cornwall
Euscelis incisus Euscelis iincisus
Adult male: Berks (August 2008) ©Jonathan Michaelson
 Adult: north London (September 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
Euscelis cf. incisus Euscelis cf. incisus
Adult: Dorset (August 2009) ©Mark Dunkling

 Nymph: Jersey (March 2010) ©Tim Ransom