Ectopsocus briggsi
| Ectopsocus briggsi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocoptera |
| Family: | Ectopsocidae |
| Genus: | Ectopsocus |
| Species: | E. briggsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectopsocus briggsi (McLachlan, 1899) | |
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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.[2]
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.[2]
References
- ↑ Edward L. Mockford (1993). Ross H. Arnett Jr., ed. "North American Psocoptera". Sandhill Crane Press: 196. ISBN 1-877743-12-7.
- 1 2 Description, distribution, and habitat
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