| Tenthredo arcuata | |
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| Tenthredo arcuata from Italy | |
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| Museum specimen of Tenthredo arcuata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Tenthredo |
| Species: | T. arcuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tenthredo arcuata Forster, 1771 | |
Tenthredo arcuata is a sawfly species of the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies). [1] [2]
Tenthredo arcuata can reach a length of about 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in). These sawflies have a yellow to apple green body with black head and thorax . The upperside of the abdomen shows greeny-yellow and black bands. Wings have a pale brown color with a long brown pterostigma. [3]
The adults can be encountered from April through July, feeding on small insects and on nectar and pollen of flowers (especially on Apiaceae species, on Polygonum bistorta , Tanacetum vulgare and Viburnum opulus ). The larvae feed at night on leaves of Trifolium repens and Lotus corniculatus . [3] [4]
This species can be found in most of Europe. [1] These sawflies prefer flower rich meadows. [3]
Arge pagana is a sawfly in the family Argidae. It is known by the name "large rose sawfly" although the related species Arge ochropus is also known by this name.
Tenthredopsis scutellaris, a common sawfly, is a species of the family Tenthredinidae and subfamily Tenthrediniinae.
Tenthredo notha, a common sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae subfamily Tenthrediniinae.
Tenthredo livida is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae.
Tenthredo scrophulariae, the figwort sawfly, is a species of the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae.
Arge melanochroa is a species of the family Argidae, subfamily Arginae.
Tenthredo temula is a sawfly species of the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae.
Cimbex femoratus, the birch sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Cimbicidae.
Abia sericea, common name club horned sawfly or scabious sawfly, is a species of sawflies belonging to the family Cimbicidae.
Tenthredo mesomela is a sawfly species of the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae.
Tenthredo olivacea is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae.
Tenthredo colon is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo bifasciata is a species of sawflies of the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo vespa is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo moniliata is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Diprion pini, the common pine sawfly, is a sawfly species in the family Diprionidae. It is a serious pest of economic forestry, capable of defoliating large areas of pine forest. It occurs throughout Europe and Russia.
Prosternon tessellatum, the chequered click beetle, is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Megalodontes cephalotes is a species of sawflies within the Symphyta belonging to the family Megalodontesidae.
Tenthredo crassa is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo amoena is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
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