Aeolothrips melaleucus

Aeolothrips melaleucus

Description

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Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Please provide good close-up image.  It may be necessary to seek help from a national expert or to retain the specimen for examination.

Habitat

Can be found on the leaves of some deciduous trees including Oak and Ash.

When to see it

Summer.

Life History

Breeding on the leaves and flowers of various trees as a predator of mites and thrips larvae.

UK Status

Not common in Britain and recorded mostly from southern England.

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records