Tenthredo temula | |
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Male of Tenthredo temula | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Tenthredinidae |
Genus: | Tenthredo |
Species: | T. temula
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Binomial name | |
Tenthredo temula
Scopoli 1763
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Synonyms | |
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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]
This species can be found in hedgerows and meadows. [3] [4]
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.
Tenthredo temula | |
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Male of Tenthredo temula | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Tenthredinidae |
Genus: | Tenthredo |
Species: | T. temula
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Binomial name | |
Tenthredo temula
Scopoli 1763
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Synonyms | |
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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]
This species can be found in hedgerows and meadows. [3] [4]
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.