Chamaepsylla hartigi
Length 3 mm. A small but quite distinctive psyllid, although care must be taken to rule out the similar Cacopsylla species. The body and wings are a dull yellow-orange although the pronotum and genal cones are often pale and the abdomen may occasionally be green. The long female terminalia are also distinctive.
Cacopsylla species.
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify the species.
On birch.
May to August
Common and widespread in Britain.
Believed to be common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Gould
Leicester garden
09 June 2012
David Gould
Leicester garden
09 June 2012
David Gould
Leicester garden
09 June 2012
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Psyllidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 09/06/2012 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 09/06/2012 (Gould, David)
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