As these tiny leafhoppers (just 3.5-4.5mm in length) are most often found living amongst brambles and nettles, I’m not sure why their common name is Potato leafhopper. I found the two shown below on Prickly lettuce so, presumably, they browse widely on a variety of plant species.

Their scientific name is Eupteryx aurata and, though all the other Eupteryx species are strongly marked, the dark spot patterns and what the British Bugs website describes as the ‘pale hour-glass on the top of the forewings’ are distinctive. These leafhoppers are common and can be found from May through to November.