Green leafhopper
Cicadella viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The green leafhopper (Cicadella viridis) is a species in the family Cicadellidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 54 countries, including Albania, Armenia and Austria.
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Quick facts about the green leafhopper
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 54 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the green leafhopper live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The green leafhopper is listed for 54 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao SAR China
- Malaysia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- Palestinian Territories
- Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
Is the green leafhopper endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the green leafhopper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyCicadellidae
- genusCicadella
- SpeciesCicadella viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Acopsis viridis, Amblycephalus viridis, Amblycephalus viridis viridis, Cercopis viridis, Cicada viridis, Cicadella riridis, Cicadella viridis arundinis, Cicadella viridis concolor, Cicadella viridis suffusa, Iassus viridis, Neokolla viridis, Tettigella arundinis, Tettigella viridis var. suffusa, Tettigonia arundinis, Tettigonia flavicatella, Tettigonia flaviscutellata, Tettigonia melanchloa, Tettigonia virescens, Tettigonia viridis arnudinis, Tettigonia viridis arundinis, Tettigonia viridis var. concolor, Tettigonia viridis viridis, Tettigoniella virides
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- Green hazelnut leafhopperEnglish
- křísek zelenýCzech
- Grøn sumpcikadeDanish
- BinsenschmuckzikadeGerman
- Roheline tirtEstonian
- RuohokaskasFinnish
- Cicadelle verteFrench
- méregzöld kabócaHungarian
- cicalina verdeItalian
- オオヨコバイJapanese
- 말매미충Korean
- Žalioji CikadėlėLithuanian
- Groene cicadeDutch
- Bezrąbek sadowiecPolish
- Cigarrinha-verdePortuguese
- Зелёная цикадкаRussian
- cikádka zelenáSlovak
- dvopikčasti škržatekSlovenian
- blågrön kärrstritSwedish
- Цикадка зеленаUkrainian
- 大青葉蟬Chinese
- sítinovka zelenáCzech
- Grøn bladspringerDanish
- Grüne SchmuckzikadeGerman
- Groene rietcicadeDutch
- цикадка зеленаяRussian
Relatives of the green leafhopper
Other species in the same genus Cicadella.
CompareGreen leafhopper vs Cicadella fumosaGreen leafhopper vs Cicadella lasiocarpaeGreen leafhopper vs Tettigonia viridissima
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the green leafhopper live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the green leafhopper for 54 countries, including Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan and Belarus. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the green leafhopper?
The green leafhopper (Cicadella viridis) belongs to the family Cicadellidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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