Ectopsocus axillaris

Ectopsocus axillaris is a species of Psocoptera from the Ectopsocidae family that can be found in Great Britain and Ireland. The species are brownish-black coloured and is similar to Bertkauia lucifuga.^[1]

Ectopsocus axillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Family:	Ectopsocidae
Genus:	Ectopsocus
Species:	E. axillaris
Binomial name
Ectopsocus axillaris (Smithers, 1969)

Habitat

The species feed on beech, cherry laurel, Chinese juniper, elder, hawthorn and oak. They also feed on abandoned wasp nests that can be seen from bracket fungus.^[1]