Thelaxes dryophila

Thelaxes dryophila

Description

The wingless stages of Thelaxes sp. are small (1-2.3 mm) oval and brown or greenish, sometimes with a paler stripe along the back. Their rostrum is distinctive in having a long and almost needle-like last rostral segment. The cauda is knobbed and the siphunculi are very short and virtually pore-like. 

Similar Species

There are three European Thelaxes species which feed on the young shoots, leaves and young acorns of various Oak species (Quercus). 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Detailed photos required. 

Habitat

On Oak species (Quercus). 

UK Status

Uncommon or rarely recorded. 

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded. 

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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