Amphigerontia contaminata is a species of psocopteran from Psocidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) and also occurs on Cyprus and on the Canary Islands.[1] It is uncommon in Britain and scarce in Ireland. It is either light black or brown in colour.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Psocidae |
| Genus: | Amphigerontia |
| Species: | A. contaminata
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| Amphigerontia contaminata (Stephens, 1836)
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Habitat
editIt occurs on various trees including apple, birch, elder, hawthorn, hazel, oak and sea buckthorn.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Amphigerontia contaminata (Stephens, 1836)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Amphigerontia contaminata (Stephens, 1836)". National Barkfly Recording Scheme (Britain and Ireland).