Tenthredo bifasciata

Tenthredo bifasciata
Tenthredo (Cephaledo) bifasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Tenthredo
Species:
T. bifasciata
Binomial name
Tenthredo bifasciata

Tenthredo bifasciata is a species of sawflies of the family Tenthredinidae.[1]

Subspecies[2]

  • Tenthredo (Cephaledo) bifasciata bifasciata O. F. Muller, 1766 – head and thorax are blackish brown, front and middle tibias are entirely black
  • Tenthredo (Cephaledo) bifasciata rossii (Panzer, 1804) - clear or silvery pubescence, white middle and lower tibias
  • Tenthredo (Cephaledo) bifasciata violacea (Ed. Andre, 1881) - pronotum widely yellow (Eastern Europe)

Distribution

This species can be found in Europe.[3]

Habitat

Tenthredo bifasciata mainly lives in meadows, especially close to forestry areas.[4]

Description

Tenthredo bifasciata can reach a length of 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in).[4] The thorax and head are blackish brown. Abdomen shows one or two transversal white or pale yellow bands, sometimes interrupted. Wings are yellowinsh-brown and transparent.[5]

Biology

These sawflies can be encountered from July to August.[4] Adults mainly feed on nectar and pollen of Apiaceae, especially on Heracleum sphondylium.[4] Larvae feed on Sonchus arvensis.[4]

References

  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Les insectes
  3. ^ Fauna europaea
  4. ^ a b c d e Commanster
  5. ^ John Wilke Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Vol. 23