Ectopsocus briggsi
Ectopsocus briggsi is a species of Psocoptera from the Ectopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. The species are brownish-orange coloured.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Ectopsocidae |
| Genus: | Ectopsocus |
| Species: | E. briggsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectopsocus briggsi (McLachlan, 1899) | |
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Habitat
The species feed on trees such as:
They also feed on fruits such as apple, bramble, horse chestnut, lime, plum, sweet chestnut. Other than those they also like haystacks and leaf litter.[2]
References
- Edward L. Mockford (1993). Ross H. Arnett Jr. (ed.). North American Psocoptera. Sandhill Crane Press. p. 196. ISBN 1-877743-12-7.
- Description, distribution, and habitat
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