Penestragania apicalis (Osborn & Ball, 1898)

Lock, Koen, 2011, Fifty leafhoppers new to Belgium (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 88, pp. 1-28 : 1-28

Penestragania apicalis (Osborn & Ball, 1898)

A green species with three dark oval spots on the hind margin of the hairy forewing, however, the green colour fades in ethanol ( Fig. 46) ( DEN BIEMAN & BELGERS, 2017). This exotic species originates from the eastern and central parts of the United States and was first observed in Europe in 2010 in France ( CALLOT, 2013) and has since also been observed in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands ( DEN BIEMAN & BELGERS, 2017). On Gleditsia triacanthos L., a tree of the Fabaceae that is often planted in gardens and parks ( DEN BIEMAN & BELGERS, 2017). VI-X (MÜHLETHALER et al., 2018).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Dilsen-Stokkem, Kerkeweerd (51.333, 4.253), 8.VII.2017.