Psammotettix confinis (Dahlbom, 1850)
This is another Leafhopper for which there are identification problems and lack of any recent Nottinghamshire records. The one photographed below, was swept from grass on Sherwood Heath SSSI in early September 2017 and the only other recent records, come from a survey of the former Annesley-Bentinck Pit Top by Peter Kirby in 2007.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Psammotettix confinis
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Peter Kirby (Bentinck Tip & Void Invertebrate survey 2007). Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Jim Flanagan.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024
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