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Ectopsocus briggsi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Ectopsocidae

Genus
  
Ectopsocus

Order
  
Booklice

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Ectopsocus briggsi httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Ectopsocus, Booklice, Ectopsocidae, Ectopsocus petersi, Cerobasis guestfalica

Ectopsocus briggsi is a species of Psocoptera from Ectopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. The species are brownish-orange coloured.

Habitat

The species feed on trees such as:

  • Alder
  • Ash
  • Beech
  • Birch
  • Blackthorn
  • Clematis
  • Mayweed tuft
  • Mistletoe
  • Oak
  • Poplar
  • Sycamore
  • Sea-buckthorn
  • Willow
  • They also feed on fruits such as apple, bramble, horse chestnut, lime, plum, sweet chestnut. Other than those they also like haystacks and leaf litter.

    References

    Ectopsocus briggsi Wikipedia