Aeolothrips melaleucus
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Can be found on the leaves of some deciduous trees including Oak and Ash.
Summer.
Breeding on the leaves and flowers of various trees as a predator of mites and thrips larvae.
Not common in Britain and recorded mostly from southern England.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Dylan
Melton garden
13 July 2025
Hazel Graves
Loughborough Garden
02 July 2023
Dylan
Melton garden
13 July 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - thrips (Thysanoptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Thysanoptera
- Family:
- Aeolothripidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 02/07/2023 (Graves, Hazel)
- Last record:
- 13/07/2025 (Pugh, Dylan)
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Hazel Graves
Loughborough Garden
02 July 2023
