| Tenthredopsis scutellaris | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Tenthredopsis |
| Species: | T. scutellaris |
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| Tenthredopsis scutellaris (Fabricius, 1798) | |
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Tenthredopsis scutellaris, a common sawfly, is a species of the family Tenthredinidae and subfamily Tenthrediniinae. [1]
This species is mainly present in British Isles, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and Romania. [2]
These sawflies mainly inhabit hedgerows, meadows, roadsides and forest edges [3]
Adults of Tenthredopsis scutellaris can reach a length of 8.5–12 millimetres (0.33–0.47 in). [3] Thorax is black, with a yellow stripe along the forehead and yellow scutellum and postscutellum. The legs are brown, but the hind legs are black. The wings are clear with brown veins. [4] Sexual dimorphism is not conspicuous, but in males the rear thigh is rather light, while in the females it is dark. Moreover in the females the abdomen is black with a central broad red band. [5]
Adults of Tenthredopsis scutellaris can be encountered from May through June [3] feeding on nectar and pollen of flowers of Apiaceae species ( Heracleum sphondylium ). [3] The larvae are polyphagous on a variety of plants, especially on Apiaceae species ( Anthriscus sylvestris ) and on herbaceous plants (Poaceae species). [3]
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