| Tenthredo temula | |
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| Species: | T. temula |
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| Tenthredo temula Scopoli 1763 | |
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Tenthredo temula is a sawfly species of the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies), subfamily Tenthredininae. [1]
This sawfly is a Euro-siberian species, widespread in most of European countries. [2]
The adults of Tenthredo temula are up to 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) long. [3] The thorax and head are brilliant black, clypeus, labrum and the base of mandibles are yellow, the abdomen is black with a transversal yellow band and a yellow tip. Femora and tibia are black in males, respectively black and yellow in females. The wings are brown and transparent, with brown veins and black stigma. [4] [5]
They can be encountered from May through late summer [3] [4] feeding on small insects and on nectar and pollen of flowers from various plants (mainly family Apiaceae, as Anthriscus sylvestris , Hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium ), but also on Rubus fruticosus and Crataegus monogyna . [3] Larvae develop on plants of the genus Ligustrum.
Sawflies are the insects of 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.
Nematinae is a subfamily of sawflies belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. It contains over 1250 described species in ~40 genera. Members of this subfamily feed on a wide range of plants and employ a wide range of feeding habits, both internally and externally, on their host plants.
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.
Tenthredo scrophulariae, the figwort sawfly is a 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 colon is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo bifasciata is a species of sawflies of the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredinini are a tribe of sawflies (Hymenoptera), including the family genus Tenthredo.
Tenthredo vespa is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo moniliata is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
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.
Rhogogaster viridis, common name green sawfly, is a species of common sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae.
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