Muellerianella brevipennis

Alternative names
Delphacodes brevipennis
Description

Length 2.5 to 4 mm.  Brachypterous (short-winged) and macropterous (long-winged) form occur.  A brown planthopper, with a broad pale zone down the central part of the pronotum and scutellum.  Females cannot be identifed with certainty; males can be separated by examination of internal genitalia. 

Similar Species

Muellerianella fairmairei or M extrusa

Identification difficulty

males

Recording advice

Males can be identified by microscopic examination of genitalia.  Photographs of a specimen from top down will support ID

Habitat

Damp grasslands/ditches etc. with Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa).

UK Status

Local (ref.: UK checklist on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

Further Information

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homoptera/Delphacidae/Muellerianella_brevipennis.html

R Biedermann & R Niedringhaus (2009). The Plant- and Leafhoppers of Germany. WABV

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Species profile

Species group:
insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Delphacidae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
30/08/2024 (Timms, Sue)
Last record:
30/08/2024 (Timms, Sue)

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