Alders

Guides

  • Bibarrambla

    bog bibarrambla moth (sole species)

    Bibarrambla is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Depressariidae, containing only Bibarrambla allenella, commonly known as the bog bibarrambla moth. The genus was established by Clarke in 1941, though the sole species was described earlier by Walsingham in 1882. The species occurs in eastern and central North America, with larvae feeding on Alnus and Betula species.

  • Lygocoris rugicollis

    Apple Capsid

    Lygocoris rugicollis is a widespread plant-feeding bug in the family Miridae, commonly known as the Apple Capsid. Adults are small, yellow, and distinguished by a strongly wrinkled prothorax. The species has a broad geographic range spanning Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, and North America. It is primarily associated with willows and alders but has been reported as an occasional pest on cultivated fruit crops.