Valenzuela flavidus
| Valenzuela flavidus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocoptera |
| Family: | Caeciliusidae |
| Genus: | Valenzuela |
| Species: | V. flavidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Valenzuela flavidus (Stephens, 1836) | |
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.[1] The species are yellowish-black coloured.[2]
Habitat
The species feeds on various trees including:[2]
- 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 (Stephens 1836)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- 1 2 Description, distribution, and habitat
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