Pondweed leafhopper (Erotettix cyane) adult resting on a Broad-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton natans) leaf, its sole food plant, Dorset heathland, UK.

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Pondweed leafhopper (Erotettix cyane) adult resting on a Broad-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton natans) leaf, its sole food plant, in a heathland pond, Dorset, UK, June. This tiny insect is one of the UK’s rarest invertebrates, known from only a handful of ponds in southern England.

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Size: 4772px × 3181px
Location: Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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