The green is a bright green leafhopper 0.2–0.4 in (6–10 mm) long, with a yellow head marked by two black dots. It lives in damp, grassy places across Europe and much of Asia; it has not been confirmed to live in the United States.
Appearance
- Appearance
- Green body and yellow head with two black spots near the eyes. Females are larger, about 0.3–0.35 in (7.5–9 mm); males are about 0.2–0.3 in (5.7–7 mm). The wings range from turquoise green to bluish.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Wet meadows
- Marshes
- Rough grassland
- Range
- Widespread across Europe and Asia, including Japan. It has been listed from British Columbia, Canada, but its status in the United States is unclear.
- Preferred conditions
- Prefers wet meadows, bogs, and marshy ground, but sometimes turns up in drier grassland.
Behavior
- Diet
- Sucks sap from many kinds of herbaceous plants, especially rushes, sedges, grasses, and legumes.
- Activity
- In Europe, adults are seen mostly from July to October, with one to three generations a year depending on climate.
- Overwintering
- Winters as eggs laid inside plant tissue; hatch in spring.
Life cycle
- Larva
- Nymphs are yellowish with two brownish stripes.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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