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Valenzuela atricornis (McLachlan, 1869)

Scarce in England and Wales.


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The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below.

Distribution map for Valenzuela atricornis
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The following datasets are included:

  • National Trust - Wicken Fen nature reserve species data held by The National Trust
  • National Barkfly Recording Scheme - Outdoor Psocoptera (barkfly) records for Britain & Ireland, 1850 to present.
  • Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre - Patrick Roper's Notebooks
  • Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register - England.
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Region Main date range Extreme dates
North - -
South Unknown 5 June - 14 November


Summary: most frequently found in base-rich grasslands.

Associations:

  • Deciduous branches: hawthorn and willow.
  • Other microhabitats: among reeds, dry grassland, marshy places and rank limestone grassland.

Sampling techniques: beating branches and sweep netting.




 

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