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Tenthredo livida

Species of sawfly

Species of sawfly

  • Tenthredella livida (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tenthredo livida is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies), subfamily Tenthredininae.

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe. These sawflies mainly inhabit woodland rides, hedge rows and spruce forest edge.

Description

The adults of Tenthredo livida are to 12 - long. The thorax and head are black, with a large white mouth area and white tips on antennae. Forewings have a white and brown stigma. This species is rather variable in colour. The abdomen is usually black in females, orange-reddish in males.

Biology

Adults can be encountered from May through August feeding on small insects and on nectar and pollen of flowers, especially of Apiaceae species (Anthriscus sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium).

The larvae are polyphagous and are nocturnal grazers,

References

  • Magis N. (2003): Notes faunistiques sur les espèces du genre Tenthredo Linné, 1758 sensu lato dans la région Franco-rhénane (Hymenoptera Symphyta : Tenthredinidae, Tenthredininae), Notes fauniques de Gembloux, n° 53 [as Tenthredella livida (Linné, 1758)]

References

  1. [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id63702/ Biolib]
  2. [https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/80f9af04-3369-4313-b3be-dd9d1e273bfe Fauna europaea]
  3. J.K. Lindsey - [http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bees/SpBees/Tenthredo.livida.html Commanster.eu]
  4. [http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/tenthredo-livida Nature Spot]
  5. feeding on leaves of a variety of plants (mainly [[Rosaceae]], [[Betulaceae]] and [[Salicaceae]] species, but also on [[Pteridium
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