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Amphigerontia bifasciata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Infraorder
  
Caeciliusetae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Psocodea

Family
  
Stenopsocidae

Similar
  
Amphigerontia contaminata, Metylophorus nebulosus, Bertkauia lucifuga, Lachesilla pedicularia, Cerobasis guestfalica

Amphigerontia bifasciata is a yellowish-black coloured species of Psocoptera from Stenopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. They can also be found in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

Habitat

The species feeds on introduced conifers and plants such as:

  • Beech
  • Birch
  • Bird cherry
  • Broom
  • Gorse
  • Hawthorn
  • Larch
  • Marram grass
  • Oak
  • Pine
  • Rowan
  • Sallow
  • Willow
  • Yew
  • References

    Amphigerontia bifasciata Wikipedia