Balclutha is a genus of leafhopper that feed on grasses.

The species feed primarily on grasses and sedges and can shift into cereal crops causing some economic damage especially by transferring plant viruses.

[1] The genus Balclutha is small 2-4 mm long and has the head almost as wide as pronotum.

The anterior margin of the head is rounded when viewed from above.

The species can only be distinguished on the basis of male genitalia.