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Photo#149825
barklice - Psocus leidyi - female

barklice - Psocus leidyi - Female
Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
October 2, 2007

Great markings...
...could you estimate the size?

 
Estimated size
As well as I remember, this and most of the others like this one were about 5mm head to tip of abdomen, and about 6+mm if you count the wings.

 
Thanks, Tom
Thanks for the information. And interesting what you were describing to Phillip about your method to find them. I've only come across a few barklice and they seem to all be diminutive species. I've found them mostly on the sheltered side of tree leaves, but I have a hunch they are everywhere!

Psocus leidyi
You are bang on Tom! 3 major dots across middle of forewing. Did you notice how this specimen has smaller eyes then two of your other shots #145919 and #145918? This photo is of a female where as the other two are males (large eyes to see females with...I think). So in that case photo #143510 like this one is a female. Did you find this on a tree trunk? You seem to be coming across a great deal of wonderful Psocoptera, how are you hunting for them?

 
Philip,
I've been using a square white plastic bucket to sweep through grass, brush, and tree leaves to get all sorts of small insects that normally I'd never see. Most of these have been from tree leaves, but I've also found them under logs.

Moved
It matches up well with the 3 spots on the wing, and the veins are a good match too.

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