Aphelopus melaleucus (Dalman,1818)
Distribution
Devon to Kent and north to Cheshire and Co. Durham, Wales (Denbighshire, Swansea), widespread in Scotland from Dumfries & Galloway to Highlands.
Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia, Germany, Austria, Nederlands, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Spain, Cyprus, Italy, Armenia, Siberia, Cyprus, Lebanon.
Status (in Britain only)
Unknown
Habitat
Probably occurs in a wide variety of habitats including Deciduous Woodlands, Gardens, Parks, Heathland, Fenland, Moorland
Flight period
Adults are active from May until August less so during April and September.
Prey collected
Acting as a parasitoid/predator on Leaf Hoppers Typhloybinae (Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers). Hosts in Britain: (Alnetoidea almeti (Dahlbom), Dryocyha carri (Edwards), Edwardsiana avellanae (Edwards), E. flavescens (Fabricius), E. geometrica (Schanck), E. hippocastoni (Edwards), E. rosae (Linnaeus), Fagocyba crueata ((Herrich-Schäffer), Ossiannilssonola callosa (Thon),Riautiana ulmi (Linnaeus), Typhlocyba quercus Fabricius), Bred from Typhlocyba crataegi.
Flowers visited
No data available.
Parasites
No data available.
Year profile last updated
2020