This species is present in most of Europe, in eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, in the Nearctic realm, and in the Indomalayan realm. Cicadella viridis is a relatively large (6-9mm) and distinctive species, with yellow on the head and pronotum (first thoracic segment) contrasting with the blue-green colour of the rest of the thorax and the forewings. Males may be strongly purplish. It is a species of fens and marshes, feeding on sedges (Carex), rushes (Juncus) and perhaps other plants.
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