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Valenzuela burmeisteri (Brauer, 1876)

Common in Britain and Ireland.


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Region Main date range Extreme dates
North Mid June - End September All year
South Unknown 12 May - 26 November

It is likely that further recording will show that the species occurs in the south during the winter.



Summary: strongly associated with conifer/evergreen branches (no records from trunks) but occasionally found on deciduous trees and low vegetation.

Associations:

  • Deciduous branches: beech, hawthorn and oak.
  • Conifer/evergreen branches: cedar, Chinese juniper, cypress family, fir, hemlock (Tsuga), holly, juniper, larch, pines, Sequoia, spruces and yew.
  • Other microhabitats: bracken, grassland and marsh.

Sampling techniques: beating branches and sweep netting.




 

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