Aeolothrips fasciatus

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SeasonalityReported as March to October in some parts of North America (Bailey, 1951). IdentificationIdentification of this species is difficult as A. fasciatus constitutes a species complex, and is difficult to differentiate from A. intermedius, which is a mostly Palearctic species (Heming). The body is generally a dark black-brown with red subintegumental pigments, and is usually over 2mm in length. The head is weakly transverseleystriated and is wider than it is long. Antennal segment 6 is approximately the same length as 7, and segments 8 and 9 are reduced in length. Sensoria on segments 5 and 6 are small and circular, and the third antennal segment is pale yellow or grey with a brown tip. The forewings each have 2 distinct cross bands, and are white in the basal fourth of the wing (Stannard, 1968).

Scientific Name Aeolothrips fasciatus Habitat Taraxacum officinale, Trifolium repens, Epilobium angustifolium, Grasses . Seasonality Reported as March to October in some parts of North America (Bailey, 1951). Identification

Identification of this species is difficult as A. fasciatus constitutes a species complex, and is difficult to differentiate from A. intermedius, which is a mostly Palearctic species (Heming). The body is generally a dark black-brown with red subintegumental pigments, and is usually over 2mm in length. The head is weakly transverseleystriated and is wider than it is long. Antennal segment 6 is approximately the same length as 7, and segments 8 and 9 are reduced in length. Sensoria on segments 5 and 6 are small and circular, and the third antennal segment is pale yellow or grey with a brown tip. The forewings each have 2 distinct cross bands, and are white in the basal fourth of the wing (Stannard, 1968).

Life History This species is both a pollen feeder and a predator (Chiasson, 1986) and can produce more than one brood of young per season (Bailey, 1951). Conservation Undocumented. Diet Info A. fasciatus feeds on pollen and flower tissue, but it also preys upon various arthropods, including onion thrips, Frankliniella moultoni, and Sericothrips variabilis (Bailey, 1951). Range This species is found in Alberta (Chiasson, 1986), and is widespread across North America (Bailey, 1951).

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"Species Details - Aeolothrips fasciatus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3496/9-30709. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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UASM22280 - Aeolothrips fasciatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Vauxhall Collected ByHarper, A. M. Date Collected1971-07-21

UASM22281 - Aeolothrips fasciatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Vauxhall Collected ByHarper, A. M. Date Collected1971-07-21