| Tenthredo colon | |
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| Tenthredo colon, imago | |
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| Tenthredo colon, larva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Tenthredo |
| Species: | T. colon |
| Binomial name | |
| Tenthredo colon Klug, 1814 | |
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Tenthredo colon is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies). [1]
Tenthredo colon can reach a length of about 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in). [2] These sawflies have black head and thorax. Abdomen is black with a reddish area towards the tip. Legs are reddish. Antennae are black, with white tips. [3] The larvae are pale brown with a characteristic diamond pattern of diagonal cross lines and a darker brown mark on the head. [3]
The adults can be encountered from May through August feeding on nectar (especially on Anthriscus sylvestris ). The larvae can be found in September. They are polyphagous, but mainly feed on leaves of Epilobium hirsutum , Chamerion angustifolium , Pteridium aquilinum and Salix . [2]
This species can be found in hedgerows in most of Europe and the Nearctic realm. [2] [4]
Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plants where they lay their eggs. The name is associated especially with the Tenthredinoidea, by far the largest superfamily in the suborder, with about 7,000 known species; in the entire suborder, there are 8,000 described species in more than 800 genera. Symphyta is paraphyletic, consisting of several basal groups within the order Hymenoptera, each one rooted inside the previous group, ending with the Apocrita which are not sawflies.
Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera. Larvae are herbivores and typically feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem borers, or gall makers. The larvae of externally feeding species resemble small caterpillars. As with all hymenopterans, common sawflies undergo complete metamorphosis.
Tenthredo zonula, a common sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae subfamily Tenthrediniinae. It is mainly present in France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Russia and Greece.
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.
Arge ochropus, the rose sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Argidae subfamily Arginae.
Tenthredo scrophulariae, the figwort sawfly, is a species of the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae.
Tenthredo temula is a sawfly species of the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae.
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 arcuata is a sawfly species of 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.
Hemichroa crocea, the striped alder sawfly or banded alder sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. It is probably native in Europe and has been introduced to North America. The larvae feed on the foliage of several species of alder and sometimes on birch, hazel and willow.
Nematus oligospilus, commonly known as the willow sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. Native to central and northern Europe and Asia, it was first recorded in South America in the 1980s and New Zealand in 1997, and has also been introduced to Australia, South Africa and Lesotho. Its larvae feed on the leaves of various species of willow.
Tenthredo crassa is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo amoena is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Eriocampa ovata, known generally as the alder sawfly or woolly alder sawfly, is a species of common sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. The larvae feed on the leaves of the common alder and the grey alder, sometimes causing defoliation.
Rhogogaster viridis is a species of common sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae.
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