True Bug Family Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)
Taxonomic Navigation -?-
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Hemiptera (True Bugs)
» Family Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)
Common Names
| Match | Common Name |
| Leafhoppers | |
| Jassids |
Fly Imitations by Orvis
| Stage | Fly Pattern |
| Adult | Green Leaf Hopper |
They are very small and are best imitated on hooks sized 22 or smaller. They can be treated the same, from the angler's point of view, as the Membracidae family of leaf hoppers.
1 Streamside Picture of Cicadellidae True Bugs:

This little leafhopper (also called a jassid by anglers) had apparently just emerged from its nymph.
In this picture: True Bug Family Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers).
In this picture: True Bug Family Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers).
