Haplothrips CF. subtilissimus - Nymph

Nicely (and conspicuously) coloured nymph of some Phlaeothripidae on Silene dioica, but I was unable to find a closer ID ...
Possibly something close to Haplothrips chinensis?
https://insektenfotos.de/forum/index.php?page=Thread&postID=410605#post410605
According to Manfred Ulitzka the colour patterns of the nymphs can be diagnostic ... I'll check with him ...

Manfred answered swiftly: It is certainly a Haplothrips sp. The similar looking H. chinensis is not known from Europe, but there are three native European species with similar nymphs. Of these, Haplothrips subtilissimus is the best match considering the exact colour pattern and known distribution. It is mostly found on Oak trees (Quercus) and there are some grand old Oak trees standing over the spot where I found the nymph (on Silene dioica), so that also seems to add up.
I'll be bold and "identify" this image under that name, mostly so that it is easier found back, but I'll leave a clear "cf." in the image title :o)

See also: DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.4845.3.4

comments (7)

Christine Young

Lion

Amazing color on this nymph! Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Hope you manage to find it, only found some at genus level. Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Congrats, looks like you did! Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Pudding4brains
    
    Lion
    
    Obviously, credits go to Manfred Ulitzka :o) But it's neat to have a name ... first Thrips on JD to get identified to species level actually (even if with some caution). Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      And pretty unique beyond JD too I think, found very few at species level on the bigger web. Posted 5 years ago