Cicadella viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
on “grasses”
Haarlemmermeer, 19.ix.2016 © Laurens van der Linde
larva
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves.
host plants
narrowly polyphagous
Carex arenaria, divulsa, hirta; Glyceria; Juncus; Phragmites australis; Scirpus.
della Giustina, Kollár mention a number of trees, like Acer campestre, monspessulanum, platanoides, pseudoplatanus, saccharinum, tataricium; Alnus glutinosa; Fraxinus excelsior; Populus; Malus domestica; Prunus dulcis, persica; Pyrus communis; Salix.
della Giustina even describes the oviposition in the bark of an apple branch.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as egg.
distribution within Europe
references
Baugnée (2003c), della Giustina (1989a), Kollár (2007a), Lehmann & Achtziger (2016a), Malenovský, Baňař & Kment (2011a), Malenovský & Lauterer (2005a), Mazzoni (2005a), Mühlethaler, Holzinger, Nickel & Wachmann (2018a), Nickel & Niedringhaus (2009a), Söderman (2007a), Tay (1972a).