Cicadella viridis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Cicadella viridis, sometimes called the "green leafhopper" (but not to be confused with Nephotettix a genus that includes rice pests), is a species of European leafhoppers belonging to the subfamily Cicadellinae. This species is present in most of Europe, in eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, in the Nearctic realm, and in the Indomalayan realm.
These leafhoppers inhabit rough grassy areas, peat bogs and mires, wet meadows, near marshes or in swampy habitats, but sometimes live also in drier areas. The adult males of Cicadella viridis can reach a length of 5.7–7 millimetres (0.22–0.28 in), but the females are quite larger than the males, reaching 7.5–9 millimetres (0.30–0.35 in).
Their pronotum and scutellum are green and yellow. The front head is pale yellow, with two black spots near the compound eyes. The forewings are turquoise green in the females, blue or dark bluish in males (sexual dimorphism). The abdomen is bluish-black.
The larvae are yellowish and have two brownish stripes running from head to the end of the abdomen. Adult leafhoppers can mostly be encountered from July through October. These leafhoppers... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 3 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 6 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 8 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 9 | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 10 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Leafhopper sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 260th most-seen of the 300 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Leafhopper in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Leafhopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Green Leafhopper sightings, Cairngorms National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%), Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Green Leafhopper that you can see in Cairngorms National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Forest Bug (about 20%), Birch Shield Bug (about 20%) and Hawthorn Shield Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairngorms National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
