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Amphigerontia contaminata

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Amphigerontia contaminata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Psocidae
Genus: Amphigerontia
Species: A. contaminata
Binomial name
Amphigerontia contaminata
(Stephens, 1836)

Amphigerontia contaminata is a species of psocopteran from Psocidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) and also occurs on Cyprus and on the Canary Islands. It is uncommon in Britain and scarce in Ireland. It is either light black or brown in colour.

Habitat

It occurs on various trees including apple, birch, elder, hawthorn, hazel, oak and sea buckthorn.

References

  1. "Amphigerontia contaminata (Stephens, 1836)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Amphigerontia contaminata (Stephens, 1836)". National Barkfly Recording Scheme (Britain and Ireland).
Taxon identifiers
Amphigerontia contaminata
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