What a fabulous year this has been for Cicadellidae, my lovely little leafhopping friends! I may have failed my self-imposed challenge to re-find the species I found ‘new to Wales’ back in 2016 but the search for that elusive leafhopper has led me to find 10 new species, including those shown below and blogged about during the year. Ten may sound like a lot but I’ve still only seen 28 of the c. 300 species of Cicadellidae in Britain and Ireland so I’ve a long way to go yet on my leafhopping journey, which will certainly continue in 2025.

Of the two species pictured above, the top one was the star in Leafhopper: Acericerus species, 12 September, and the lower one featured in Leafhopper: Populicerus confusus, 7 September.

Leafhopper: Eupteryx aurata, 19 September, on the left and on the right, Leafhopper: Kybos species, 26 September

And, the two newbies shown above are Leafhopper: Rhytidodus decimusquartus, 24 October at the top, and the lower one is Leafhopper: Tremulicerus vitreus, 6 November.