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).
Recording advice
Detailed photos required.
Habitat
On Oak species (Quercus).
UK Status
Uncommon or rarely recorded.
VC55 Status
Rarely recorded.
Further Information
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