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Valenzuela flavidus (Stephens, 1836)

Common in Britain and Ireland.

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Region Main date range Extreme dates
North Early June - Mid October 24 May - 22 December
South Early June - Early October 3 May - 26 November


Summary: summer/autumn – mainly on branches of deciduous trees/bushes though occasionally on conifers/evergreen branches. Winter/spring – found in leaf litter.

Associations:

  • Deciduous branches: alder, ash, beech, birch, blackthorn, elder, elm, guelder rose, hawthorn, hazel, horse chestnut, lime, oak, poplar, rowan, sallow, spindle, sycamore, sea buckthorn and willow.
  • Deciduous trunks: oak.
  • Conifer/evergreen branches: Berberis, box, broom, cypress family, holly, ivy, laurel, pine, Rhododendron and yew.
  • Other microhabitats: fat hen, log pile, oak chandelle, reed bed, leaf litter and walls.

Sampling techniques: beating branches, brushing tree trunks, sweep netting, vacuum sampling and water trap.

 

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