''Orientus ishidae'', common name Japanese leafhopper or Mosaic leafhopper, is a species of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae and subfamily Deltocephalinae.

Description

The adults reach of length. This leafhopper shows a distinctive mosaic-like pattern on the forewings and an orange band between the eyes. ''Orientus ishidae'' is associated with willow ('' Salix'' species), hornbeam (''

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'') and with many woody plants and deciduous trees. It may cause serious leaf damages to several tree species and is implicated as a vector of the phytoplasmic

flavescence dorée Flavescence dorée (from French "Flavescence" : yellowing and "dorée" : golden) is one of the most important and damaging phytoplasma diseases of the vine with the potential to threaten vineyards. The bacterial agent has recently been named '' Can ...

(FD) disease in vineyards. Adults can be found from June to October. The nymphs are strongly coloured, the patterning is variable. They often adopt a tail-up posture in response to danger, as seen on the left.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the East Palearctic realm and it is present in the

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and the

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. It has been introduced in United Kingdom (first reported in

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, 2011), Germany, Italy,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and in several other European countries.

References

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Catalogue of Life

Fauna Europaea

Insects of Japan Insects described in 1902 Athysanini {{Deltocephalinae-stub