Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Gyponinae
Length: 8-10 mm
This is a green, robust species with a large brown area extending from the scutellum to the apex of the forewings.
Adults are most commonly encountered in West Virginia in June and July.
Left: Commenting on this photograph, Dr. K.G.A. Hamilton notes, "A color variety without the usual dark wing spots."
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Right:
On this individual the dark markings are quite strong. Note the extraordinarily bristled hind tibiae found in this genus.
