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Valenzuela flavidus

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Valenzuela flavidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
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 the 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 microflora that grow on trees including:

It also likes to feed on plants like guelder rose and rhododendron and rowan berries.

References

  1. "Valenzuela flavidus (Stephens 1836)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Description, distribution, and habitat
Taxon identifiers
Valenzuela flavidus
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