Similar to Frankliniella occidentalis but Frankliniella intonsa is more brownish.  Expert guidance should be sought when identifying this species.

Recorded from a very wide range of unrelated plant species, with little evidence of any specificity.

Summer and early autumn.

Breeds on leaves and in flowers.

We cannot determine the true status in Britain due to lack of records.

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.