Ectopsocus petersi

Ectopsocus petersi

''Ectopsocus petersi'' is a species of Psocoptera from Stenopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. The species are brownish-orange coloured and is similar to Ectopsocus briggsi.
Ectopsocus petersi - Brachypterous female Imago resulting from this nymph:
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Habitat

The species feed on trees such as:
⤷ Alder
⤷ ash
⤷ Beech
⤷ Birch
⤷ Bird cherry
⤷ Blackthorn
⤷ Cherry laurel
⤷ Chinese juniper
⤷ Elm
⤷ hawthorn
⤷ Hazel
⤷ Hebe
⤷ Ivy
⤷ Juniper
⤷ Larch
⤷ Pine
⤷ Privet
⤷ Oak
⤷ Sallow
⤷ Spruce
⤷ Sycamore
⤷ Sea-buckthorn
⤷ Willow

They also feed on fruits such as apple, bramble, horse chestnut, laurel, lime, pear, and rowan. The species also don't mind to feed on plants such as rhododendron, bracket fungus and leaf litter. They are also hungry for ''Buxus'', ''Chrysanthemum'', and ''Dianthus'' species of plants on which they feed while flying in England.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPsocodea
FamilyEctopsocidae
GenusEctopsocus
SpeciesE. petersi
Photographed in
Netherlands