Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Caeciliusetae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Stenopsocidae Genus Amphigerontia Order Psocodea | |
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Similar Metylophorus nebulosus, Bertkauia lucifuga, Ectopsocus petersi, Lachesilla pedicularia | ||
Amphigerontia contaminata is a species of Psocoptera from Stenopsocidae family that can be found in England, and sometimes Ireland. They are also common in countries like Austria, Belgium, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The species are either light black or brown coloured.
Habitat
Feeds on all trees including apple, birch, elder, hawthorn, hazel, oak and sea buckthorn.
References
Amphigerontia contaminata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA