Tenthredo notha
| Tenthredo notha | |
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| Tenthredo cf. notha, dorsal view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Tenthredo |
| Species: | T. notha |
| Binomial name | |
| Tenthredo notha Klug, 1814 | |
Tenthredo notha, a Common Sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae subfamily Tenthrediniinae.
It is mainly present in British Isles, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Russia and Greece.
Tenthredo cf. notha, lateral view
The adults grow up to 8–11 millimetres (0.31–0.43 in) long. They can be encountered from June through September feeding on small insects and on nectar and pollen of flowers (especially on Apiaceae species).
The larvae mainly feed on clover (Trifolium repens), they overwinter as eonymph, pupating and emerging the following Spring.
References
- J.K. Lindsey - Commanster.eu
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