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Loensia variegata (Latreille, 1799)

Uncommon in Britain and Ireland.


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Region Main date range Extreme dates
North Unknown 6 July - 16 September
South Unknown 16 June - 10 January


Summary: found on trunks and branches of range of deciduous and evergreen trees/bushes.

Associations:

  • Deciduous branches: apple, ash, birch, hawthorn, oak, pear and plum.
  • Deciduous trunks: ash, beech, birch, holly and oak.
  • Conifer/evergreen branches: holly and yew.

Sampling techniques: beating branches and brushing tree trunks.




 

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