Horned leafhopper
Ledra aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedinsects
The horned leafhopper (Ledra aurita) is a species in the family Cicadellidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 28 countries, including Albania, Austria and Azerbaijan.
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Quick facts about the horned 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
- 28 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the horned 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 horned leafhopper is listed for 28 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the horned 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 horned leafhopper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyCicadellidae
- genusLedra
- SpeciesLedra aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Cercopis aurita, Cicada aurita, Cicada cristata, Cicada secunda, Ledra aurata, Ledra auriculata, Ledra aurira, Ledraria aurita, Membracis aurita, Tetigonia aurita
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- ušatka kůrováCzech
- ØrecikadeDanish
- OhrzirpeGerman
- Grand diableFrench
- füleskabócaHungarian
- øresikadeNorwegian Bokmål
- OorcicadeDutch
- øyresikadeNorwegian Nynorsk
- UszycaPolish
- Цикадочка ушастаяRussian
- öronstritSwedish
- Ледра дубоваUkrainian
- Echte OhrzikadeGerman
- OhrenzikadeGerman
- OhrzikadeGerman
Relatives of the horned leafhopper
Other species in the same genus Ledra.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the horned leafhopper live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the horned leafhopper for 28 countries, including Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Belgium. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the horned leafhopper?
The horned leafhopper (Ledra aurita) 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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