''Caecilius fuscopterus'' is a species of
Psocoptera from the family
Caeciliusidae
Caeciliusidae is a family of Psocodea (formerly Psocoptera) belonging to the suborder Psocomorpha. The family was once named Caeciliidae, but the latter name was changed because of homonymy
In linguistics, homonyms are words which are homogra ...
that can be found in
Great Britain and
Ireland. It also common in countries like
Austria,
Belgium,
Croatia,
Denmark,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Hungary,
Italy,
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
,
Luxembourg.
The species are blackish-orange coloured and are similar to ''
Elipsocus abdominalis''
[Description and habitat]
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Habitat
The species feed on trees like hawthorn
Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to:
Plants
* '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
* ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
s, oaks and sallow. It also feed on plants such as rhododendron
''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...
s.[
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References
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Caeciliusidae
Insects described in 1799
Psocoptera of Europe