Chamaepsylla hartigi

Chamaepsylla hartigi

Alternative names
Psylla hartigi
Description

A yellow-orange psyllid, sometimes with paler head, pronotum and genal cones.  The wings are tinted yellow.   The female have very long  terminalia and can be identifed, with care; identification of males requires examination of genitalia

Similar Species

Cacopsylla species.

Identification difficulty

host/females males

Recording advice

Good quality photographs of females, showing terminalia.  If recording a a male, detailed examination of genitalia is required.  Note host plant.

Habitat

On birch.

When to see it

May to August

UK Status

Common and widespread in Britain. (ref.: British Bugs website; link below)

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Additional images

All NatureSpot records