Psococerastis gibbosa is a species of Psocoptera from the Psocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. They are also common in Austria, Benelux, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and Scandinavia.[1] The species are yellowish-black coloured, and are striped.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Psocidae |
| Genus: | Psococerastis |
| Species: | P. gibbosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Psococerastis gibbosa (Sulzer, 1776)
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Habitat
editThe species feeds on ash, beech, birch, blackthorn, elder, hawthorn, hazel, larch, oak, pine, and sallow. They sometimes eat apples.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Psococerastis gibbosa (Sulzer, 1776)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Description and habitat
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