Biology:Valenzuela flavidus
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Short description: Species of booklouse
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Caeciliusidae |
| Genus: | Valenzuela |
| Species: | V. flavidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Valenzuela flavidus (Stephens, 1836)
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Valenzuela flavidus is a species of Psocoptera from Caeciliusidae family that can be found in the United Kingdom , and sometimes Ireland. They are also common in Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway , Poland , Portugal, Romania, Spain , Sweden, Switzerland , and the Netherlands. It is also widespread in Near East.[1] The species are yellowish-black coloured.[2]
Habitat
The species feeds on various microflora that grow on trees including:[2]
- Alder
- Ash
- Beech
- Berberis
- Birch
- Blackthorn
- Broom
- Elder
- Elm
- Hawthorn
- Hazel
- Ivy
- Laurel
- Oak
- Pine
- Poplar
- Sallow
- Spindle
- Sycamore
- Sea buckthorn
- Willow
It also likes to feed on plants like guelder rose and rhododendron and rowan berries.
References
- ↑ "Valenzuela flavidus (Stephens 1836)". Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=169417. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Description, distribution, and habitat
Wikidata ☰ Q4052589 entry
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