Presumably predatory on mites, on branches of Quercus and Fagus [Fagaceae]. This was the most numerous thrips species to be collected (by fogging) from the canopy of Quercus trees in Richmond Park, during an investigation of the arboreal arthropod fauna (Palmer, 1986). The white and red banded second-instar larvae are distinctive and often beaten from oak branches.
Recorded from England and Wales, north to the border with Scotland (Mound et al., 1976), and found in Europe from Norway to the Mediterranean, and also across Asia to China.
Aime-toi, le ciel t’aimera Despise not the weak : the gnat stings the eyes of the lion.
[Haplothrips subtilissimus] Koitesse rouge et blanc (Corrèze)
Messagepar kristobal21 »
Oui, c'est ce qui me permet de valider à l'espèce (la clef anglaise de l'ouvrage de la Royal Entomological Society indique également que cette espèce a une larve stade II rayée blanche et rouge typique).