Ametastegia tenera (Fallén 1808) (Family Tenthredinidae)


On Bistorta officinalis

Larva on Cirsium arvense

Length: 5-7mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (Earliest: 15.6) ? April - September
(Earliest: 11.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Cirsium arvense

Cirsium vulgare

Bistorta officinalis
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Rumex
Parasitoids:
Cubocephalus anatorius Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Ametastegia tenera


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