Dolerus haematodes (Schrank 1781) (Family Tenthredinidae)


Larva on Juncus

Length: 9-10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - June
(2-4 Days)
(Earliest: 13.5)
(Winter)
? March - June
(Earliest: 16.4)

Biotopes:
Wet Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Several Poaceae

Scirpus sylvaticus
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Juncus

Carex
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Tripleurospermum inodorum Nectar
Parasitoids:
Perilissus variator Larva

Tryphon signator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Dolerus haematodes


Pictures © 2003, 2006, 2007 J.K. Lindsey

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