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Peripsocus subfasciatus |
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Species account |
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Medium sized (c. 3-4mm) ‘picture-winged’ brown barkfly. Common throughout Britain. |
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No areola postica. Forewing has prominent dark spot and apical cells almost uniformly pale brown. |
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A rare aberrant form has pale areas in the middle of the apical cells which makes it look superficially like P. alboguttatus. |
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Female
Subgenital plate (underside of abdomen) has characteristic shape with sides of the apical lobe dark.
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Male
No males have been found in Europe. |
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