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Sep262009

Rhododendron Leafhopper

DateSat 2009-09-26

A rhododendron leafhopper, Graphocephala fennahi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), on the leaf of a bramble bush (though there were rhododendron bushes nearby).  This leafhopper was introduced from the United States in the 1930's and is now common throughout southern Britain.

Photo taken near Foxhill House, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-09-24

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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