Tenthredo livida
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Tenthredo livida, a Common Sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae
subfamily Tenthrediniinae.
This species is present in most of Europe
.
The adults grow up to 12–15 mm (0.47244094488189–0.590551181102362 ) long. Thorax and head are black, with a large white mouth area and white tips on antennae. The abdomen is black in females, orange-reddish in males.
They can be encountered from May through August feeding on small insects and on nectar and pollen of flowers (especially on Apiaceae
species).
The larvae are polyphagous, feeding on leaves of a variety of plants (mainly Rosaceae
, Betulaceae
and Salicaceae
species, but also on brakens Pteridium species).
Tenthredinidae
The Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 6000 species worldwide. Larvae are typically herbivores and 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...
subfamily Tenthrediniinae.
This species is present in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The adults grow up to 12–15 mm (0.47244094488189–0.590551181102362 ) long. Thorax and head are black, with a large white mouth area and white tips on antennae. The abdomen is black in females, orange-reddish in males.
They can be encountered from May through August feeding on small insects and on nectar and pollen of flowers (especially on Apiaceae
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
species).
The larvae are polyphagous, feeding on leaves of a variety of plants (mainly Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
, Betulaceae
Betulaceae
Betulaceae, or the Birch Family, includes six genera of deciduous nut-bearing trees and shrubs, including the birches, alders, hazels, hornbeams and hop-hornbeams, numbering about 130 species...
and Salicaceae
Salicaceae
Salicaceae are a family of flowering plants. Recent genetic studies summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has greatly expanded the circumscription of the family to contain 55 genera....
species, but also on brakens Pteridium species).