Valenzuela burmeisteri

Description

A moderately small (c.3mm), rather plain red-brown species.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required and the specimen should be examined with a microscope. In the comments box, state the key or ID method used and describe the size and identifying characters.

Habitat

Strongly associated with conifer/evergreen branches (no records from trunks) but occasionally found on deciduous trees and low vegetation.

When to see it

Peak time is probably June to September, but records do occur outside of those months.

UK Status

Quite frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Further Information

https://www.brc.ac.uk/schemes/barkfly/key/A1-B-C2-D13.htm 

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

UK Map

Species profile

Species group:
Barklice & Booklice
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Psocoptera
Family:
Caeciliusidae
Records on NatureSpot:
4
First record:
22/05/2020 (Gamble, David)
Last record:
22/07/2024 (Timms, Sue)

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