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Amphigerontia bifasciata

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Amphigerontia bifasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Psocidae
Genus: Amphigerontia
Species:
A. bifasciata
Binomial name
Amphigerontia bifasciata
(Latreille, 1799)

Amphigerontia bifasciata is a yellowish-black coloured[1] species of Psocoptera from Psocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. They can also be found in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.[2]

Habitat

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The species feeds on introduced conifers and plants such as:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Description and habitat
  2. ^ "Amphigerontia bifasciata (Latreille, 1799)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2014.