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Linnavuoriana decempunctata
Family: Cicadellidae

A variably coloured and sometimes pinkish leafhopper, with three dark spots on each side of the pronotum, although two of these may be fused (below left). The vertex has two large dark spots and there are two dark triangles on the scutellum, in addition to a short transverse line, which is sometimes absent.

The dark markings on the forewings are also variable, but in strongly marked specimens tend to fuse into a dark transverse band near the centre.

It is found mostly on birch in the summer, hibernating on conifers, ivy and gorse.
      
Adult: All year
Length 3.5 mm
 Linnavuoriana decempunctata

Adult: north London (February 2008) ©Tristan Bantock
Linnavuoriana decempunctata Linnavuoriana decempunctata
Adult: north London (February 2008) ©Tristan Bantock

 Adult: west London (March 2008) ©Julian Oliver
Linnavuoriana decempunctata Linnavuoriana decempunctata
Adult: Cheshire (May 2008) ©Shane Farrell
 Adult: north London (February 2008) ©Tristan Bantock