Arboridia ribauti

Description

Length 3 to 3.5 mm, associated mainly with oak. Two prominent spots on the vertex and four small marks at the front of the pronotum. The forewings have dark streaks along the two long cells closest to the midline, and the lower part of the face is blackish.   

[According to Le Quesne, only females have been recorded in Britain]

Similar Species

A. parvula is smaller, and probably associated with calcareous soils

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photographs from side and top down; note the host plant/habitat. 

Habitat

Mostly on Oak. 

When to see it

Most of the year.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Occasional

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Bugs
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Records on NatureSpot:
17
First record:
18/08/2021 (Cann, Alan)
Last record:
04/11/2025 (Cann, Alan)

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