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This is a little Psocoptera (Barklice/Plantlice) that I snapped a few weeks back - not quite cicada, not quite treehopper and very tiny #insects #psocoptera #MacroAddicts #australianinsects
December 19, 2024 at 2:28 AM
sapianphotography.bsky.social
Ectopsocus briggsi

#macrophotography #macronature #macro #nature #photography #trees #spring #flowers #bloom #booklice #barklice #psocoptera #entomology #insecta
April 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
sapianphotography.bsky.social
Ectopsocus briggsi

#macrophotography #macronature #macro #nature #photography #trees #spring #flowers #bloom #booklice #barklice #psocoptera #entomology #insecta
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
tanyptera.bsky.social
📣New regional checklist released!

A provisional checklist of Barkflies (Psocoptera) for Cheshire & Lancashire by Keith Fowler is now available. This is the first checklist for this under-recorded group in the region.

👉 Download it here: www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/document/a-p...
A provisional Checklist of Barkflies (Psocoptera) for Cheshire & Lancashire - North West Invertebrates
Psococerastis gibbosa – (c) David Williams Summary  This document presents a provisional checklist of barkflies (Psocoptera) recorded in Cheshire and Lancashire (VC58,59,60). It is the first checklist...
www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk
April 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
paulmeesters.bsky.social
#ElkeDagEenInsect #Insect
#Stenopsocus_stigmaticus (geen NL naam bekend) is een kleine stofluis (Psocoptera) die leeft op boomschors en muren. Onopvallend bruin, met gevlekte vleugels. Voedt zich met algen, schimmels en organisch materiaal.
Stenopsocus stigmaticus
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 AM
persmiseth.bsky.social
Female Metylophorus nebulosus from Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh (VC83), this afternoon. A large (6-7mm) & attractive #barkfly. #Psocoptera #Metylophorusnebulosus #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
September 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
persmiseth.bsky.social
Collection of #barkflies on gravestones in St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard, #Edinburgh, this morning: Epicaecilius pilipennis, Trichadenotecnum majus, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis & Graphopsocus cruciatus. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #Psocodea #Psocoptera
Epicaecilius pilipennis. Trichadenotecnum majus. Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis. Graphopsocus cruciatus.
December 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM
ajcann.bsky.social
Great Excitement!
Well, not so much because of tiny invertebrate blindness - it's not a pretty butterfly but it is the first record for #VC55.
Barkfly, Ectopsocus axillaris.

#Insects #Psocoptera #Entomology
Ectopsocus axillaris female Ectopsocus axillaris female subgenital plate
March 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
persmiseth.bsky.social
Collection of #barkflies from yesterday’s visit to a cold #Blairgowrie Cemetery (Perthshire): Epicaecilius pilipennis, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis, Ectopsocus axillaris & Trichopsocus brincki. #Psocoptera #Psocodea #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Epicaecilius pilipennis. Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis. Ectopsocus axillaris. Trichopsocus brincki.
March 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
rosariolebronentomology.com
Two Psocoptera hanging out on a holly leaf. This was a challenging Z stack because I shot it through layers of their silken hideout, causing some fuzziness. Included a wider shot showing their mesh shelter. They're feeding on sooty mold growing from soft scale insect frass.
#entomology #Invert 🪲🪳 🌿
A single macrophotograph showing the underside of a green holly leaf, covered by a delicate, web-like mesh of silken threads. Beneath this webbing, blurred outlines of Psocoptera insects are visible. The leaf surface is scattered with numerous tiny black and brown specks of unidentified material, highlighting their sheltered habitat. Z stacked macrophotograph of two Psocoptera insects resting together beneath a bright green holly leaf, viewed from underneath. Their bodies are translucent amber, clearly revealing intricate wing venation patterns and distinct ocelli (simple eyes) on their heads. Fine silk threads crisscross above them, creating a protective covering. Small black and brown specks, possibly debris or residue, dot the surrounding leaf surface
June 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
persmiseth.bsky.social
Collection of #barkflies from today’s visit to Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh: Peripsocus milleri, Graphopsocus cruciatus, Cerobasis guestfalica & Valenzuela flavidus. #Psocoptera. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Peripsocus milleri. Graphopsocus cruciatus. Cerobasis guestfalica. Valenzuela flavidus.
September 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
persmiseth.bsky.social
Collection of #barkflies from today’s visit to Duddingston Kirk Graveyard, #Edinburgh: Blaste quadrimaculata, Elipsocus hyalinus, Valenzuela flavidus & Cerobasis guestfalica. #Psocoptera. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Blaste quadrimaculata. Elipsocus hyalinus. Valenzuela flavidus. Cerobasis guestfalica.
October 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
ed-phillips.bsky.social
My morning leaf-litter hunt didn't result in any springtail photographs today, but I did snap this little psocid (barkfly) that was under a Laurel leaf. #psocoptera #Staffs #garden #macro #photography
Macro photograph of a barkfly in a Staffordshire garden.
September 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
persmiseth.bsky.social
Collection of #barkflies on gravestones in Morningside Cemetery, #Edinburgh, this morning: Epicaecilius pilipennis, Graphopsocus cruciatus, Ectopsocus petersi & Valenzuela burmeisteri. One of my favourite insect groups. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #Psocodea #Psocoptera
Epicaecilius pilipennis. Graphopsocus cruciatus. Ectopsocus petersi. Valenzuela burmeisteri.
November 30, 2024 at 10:38 AM
persmiseth.bsky.social
Records from today’s visit to Grange Cemetery, #Edinburgh: male March Moth, Buff Footman caterpillar, Eyed Ladybird & Cerobasis guestfalica (Psocoptera). Otherwise pretty quiet. #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Male March Moth (Alsophila aescularia). Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) caterpillar. Eyed Ladybird (Anatis ocellata). Cerobasis guestfalica.
March 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
paulmeesters.bsky.social
#ElkeDagEenInsect #Insect
#Stofluis_onbekend #Psocoptera_indet is een zeer klein insect dat leeft van schimmels, algen en organisch stof. Het komt vaak voor op boomschors, bladeren of binnenshuis op papier en muren. Het diertje heeft zachte monddelen en soms doorzichtige vleugels. 🐜
Stofluis onbekend - Psocoptera indet.
March 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
timworfolk.bsky.social
Another of those small interesting things that turn up on our house wall: Cuneopalpus cyanops, a barkfly often found on conifers. Seems fairly scarce - I can find no Devon records - but as usual with these things probably under recorded.
#UKWildlife
#Psocoptera
#Barkfly
Cuneopalpus cyanops (Pscopotera). 7 April 2025 Topsham, Devon.
April 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
jaiiiiiii1.bsky.social
Psocoptera nymph methinks!
April 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ajcann.bsky.social
Update: Confirmed as Kolbia quisquiliarum by Keith Alexander.
schemes.brc.ac.uk/barkfly/acco...
National Barkfly (Outdoor Psocoptera) Recording Scheme
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October 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
photomaze.bsky.social
What do you know about booklice, barklice or barkflies, also known as #Psocodea, part of the biodiversity?
They are small and very cool insects, but hardly anyone are aware them. Here is a female #Mesopsocus immunis.

#Psocoptera #Mesopsocusimmunis #barkflies #biodiversty #TG6 #biologiskmångfald
Barkflies, barklice and booklice belong to the order Psocoptera, nowadays called Psocodea. They are small, insignificant insect, but very beautiful and special, and not many are aware of them. Here a female Mesopsocus immunis. They feed on algae on vegetation. There are many parts of biodiversity that are unknown for many.
June 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM
willgeorge.bsky.social
Another new species for me from yesterday, the surprisingly jazzy #barkfly Stenopsocus stigmaticus, with its neon yellow wing veins, beaten from Hawthorn. #Insect #UKWildlife #Psocoptera
A barkfly, Stenopsocus stigmaticus, which is widely distributed in the UK, but infrequently recorded. The dark line in the wing combined with the green body help to distinguish this from other similar species.
August 20, 2024 at 7:40 AM
natur-in-nrw.bsky.social
Die ♀️von Mesopsocus immunis/unipunctatus sind im Gegensatz zu den ♂️flügellos. Schade, dass sich die wenigsten die Mühe machen, diese interessanten 3-mm-Tierchen näher anzuschauen.

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June 9, 2024 at 8:58 AM