| Tenthredopsis friesei | |
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| Tenthredopsis friesei Konow, 1884 | |
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Tenthredopsis friesei, the common sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. [1]
Tenthredopsis friesei can reach a length of 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in) in males, of 9–12 millimetres (0.35–0.47 in) in females. [2] [3]
Adults can be encountered from May through June feeding on nectar and pollen. The larvae feed on Holcus mollis . [2]
These sawflies are mainly present in Austria, Belgium, British Isles, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland.
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.
Arge cyanocrocea, the bramble sawfly, is a species of sawflies of the family Argidae, subfamily Arginae.
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 scrophulariae, the figwort sawfly, is a species of the family Tenthredinidae, subfamily Tenthredininae.
Rhogogaster chlorosoma is a species of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae.
Abia sericea, common name club horned sawfly or scabious sawfly, is a species of sawflies belonging to the family Cimbicidae.
Hemichroa australis is a species of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae.
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.
Rhogogaster punctulata is a species of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo arcuata is a sawfly species of the family Tenthredinidae.
Cimbex quadrimaculatus is a species of sawflies in the family Cimbicidae.
Tenthredo colon is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredo moniliata is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
The common pine sawfly, Diprion pini, 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.
Euura atra is a species of sawfly belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The larvae feed internally on the shoots of willows and do not usually form galls, although it is included in plant gall literature such as British Plant Galls. It was first described by Louis Jurine in 1807. E. atra is one of a number of closely related species known as the Euura atra subgroup.
Tenthredo crassa is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae.
Tenthredopsis nassata is a Palearctic species of sawfly.
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