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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Trogiomorpha » Atropetae » Granary Booklice (Trogiidae) » Lepinotus » Reticulate-winged Trogiid (Lepinotus reticulatus)
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Psocodea? - Lepinotus reticulatus
Copyright © 2013 Kyron Basu

Psocodea? - Lepinotus reticulatus
Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
January 14, 2013
Size: ~1.5mm body length
Found on the deck. What a cute thing! Something in Psocodea maybe?

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Contributed by Kyron Basu on 16 January, 2013 - 2:17am
Last updated 16 January, 2013 - 4:09pm

Great pics
for such a tiny subject. This little guy is almost as cute as the springtail you found a few days ago!
… Tamra F, 16 January, 2013 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks, it sure was cute. Not very cooperative though! Despite the cold, it scuttled away almost every time I hovered over it with the camera!
… Kyron Basu, 17 January, 2013 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Trogiomorpha.
… v belov, 16 January, 2013 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

Sure looks like
Lepinotus reticulatus to me. Amazing that this critter is out and about in January in British Columbia!Beautiful shot! You can see all the hairs.
… Diane Young, 16 January, 2013 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by E.L. Mockford:
"Lepinotus sp., probably L. reticulatus Enderlein."
… v belov, 16 January, 2013 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks!
… Kyron Basu, 17 January, 2013 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

 
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I was surprised to see it too, especially considering how cold it's been the last few weeks.
… Kyron Basu, 16 January, 2013 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

awesome series! nice bug, too --goes straight to Dr Mockford
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 January, 2013 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

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