Willowsia platani

Variable pattern of pigmented bands and spots on the dorsal side. 

• Leaf-shaped scales.
• The mucro has two teeth and there is a spatulate tenant seta.
• The empodium is about two-thirds the length of the claw.

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Resistant to desiccation and is found under bark, in bird nests and in buildings.

All year round

Widespread in Britain.

Under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.