Aphelopus serratus Richards,1939
Distribution
Sussex to Kent and north to Lancashire and Yorkshire, Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway, Lanarkshire, Highlands).
Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Russia (Serbia), Germany, Austria, Nederlands, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy.
Status (in Britain only)
Unknown.
Habitat
Probably occurs in a wide variety of habitats including Chalk Grasslands, Fenland, Moorlands, Sandy Woodlands, Heathlands, Sand Dunes
Flight period
Adults are active from April until August but mainly during May, June and July and particularly during June
Prey collected
Acting as a parasitoid/predator on Typylybinae, Cicadellidae (Leaf Hoppers) Hosts in Britain: Typhloybinae (Cicadellidae (Hemiptera). Hosts in England: (Alebra albastriella (Fallén), Kybos smaragdulus (Fallén), Alnetoidia alneti (Dahlbom), Eupterycyba jacunda (Herrich-Schäffer), Fagocyba cruenta (Herrich-Schäffer), Lindllergina aurovittata (Douglas), Ribautiana tenerrima (Herrich-Schäffer), Typhlocyba quercus (Fabricius).
Flowers visited
No data available.
Parasites
No data available.
Year profile last updated
2020