Athalia circularis [lineolata] (Klug 1815) (Family Tenthredinidae)

Length: 4-6mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (Winter) ? May - October
(Earliest: 17.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Spruce Forest Edge

Stream Banks
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Several Lamiaceae

Several Plantaginaceae

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Alliaria petiolata

Melampyrum pratense
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Scutellaria
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Athalia circularis
Plant Parasites of Europe: Athalia circularis


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