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Valenzuela flavidus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Caeciliusidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Booklice

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Valenzuela

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Booklice, Caeciliusidae, Graphopsocus cruciatus, Metylophorus nebulosus, Ectopsocus

Valenzuela flavidus is a species of Psocoptera from Caeciliusidae family that can be found in United Kingdom, and sometimes Ireland. They are also common in Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. It is also widespread in Near East. The species are yellowish-black coloured.

Habitat

The species feeds on various trees including:

  • Alder
  • Ash
  • Beech
  • Berberis
  • Birch
  • Blackthorn
  • Broom
  • Elder
  • Elm
  • Hawthorn
  • Hazel
  • Ivy
  • Laurel
  • Oak
  • Pine
  • Poplar
  • Sallow
  • Spindle
  • Sycamore
  • Sea buckthorn
  • Willow
  • It also like to feed on plants like guelder rose and rhododendron and rowan berries.

    References

    Valenzuela flavidus Wikipedia