Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Cicadella viridis

Cicadella viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)

on “grasses”

Cicadella viridis

Haarlemmermeer, 19.ix.2016 © Laurens van der Linde

Cicadella viridis

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

(PESI, 2020).

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).

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