Appearance
The adults reach 4.5–6.5 millimetres 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 , hornbeam 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 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 ecozone and it is present in the Nearctic ecozone and in the Oriental ecozone. It has been introduced in United Kingdom , Germany, Italy, Switzerland and in several other European countries.References:
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