Ectopsocus briggsi
Species of booklouse
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Ectopsocus briggsi is a species of Psocoptera from the family Ectopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. It is brownish-orange in colour.[2]
| Ectopsocus briggsi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Ectopsocidae |
| Genus: | Ectopsocus |
| Species: | E. briggsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectopsocus briggsi (McLachlan, 1899) | |
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Habitat
The species occurs on a range of trees and shrubs including:
- Alder
- Apple
- Ash
- Beech
- Birch
- Blackthorn
- Bramble
- Clematis
- Horse chestnut
- Lime
- Mistletoe
- Oak
- Plum
- Poplar
- Sycamore
- Sea-buckthorn
- Sweet chestnut
- Willow
They also occur in haystacks and leaf litter.[2]