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Bark louse

Myopsocus sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This small flying insect landed on my jacket while walking around a local lake. About 6mm long, long antennae, broadish head, wings closed to vertical.

Habitat:

In a local nature reserve at the edge of a large lake.

Notes:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/72842252@N04/7351063122/ <br> http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5f…

Reference Links:

Psocoptera, Bark louse on my finger - Myopsocus adventive-established-california - BugGuide…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
So it thought I was a tree I suppose. :) (thanks)
MartinL
Bark lice, or louse, in this case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psocoptera

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