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Peripsocus subfasciatus (Rambur, 1842)

Common in Britain and Ireland.

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Region Main date range Extreme dates
North Early July - Late September 11 June - 27 October
South Late June - Mid September 11 June - 17 November


Summary: has been found on a wide range of deciduous trees/bushes (branches and trunks), conifer/evergreen branches and heather.

Associations:

  • Deciduous branches: apple, beech, birch, blackthorn, elder, elm, hawthorn, oak, rowan, sallows and sea buckthorn.
  • Deciduous trunks: beech,  oak and sweet chestnut.
  • Conifer/evergreen branches: broom, cedar, Chinese juniper, cypress family, larch, pines, privet, spruces and yew.
  • Other microhabitats: heather.

Sampling techniques: beating branches, brushing tree trunks and sweep netting.

 

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