Macrophya montana [rustica] (Scopoli 1763) (Family Tenthredinidae)


Male

Female

Couple: Female - Male

Length: Male 10mm, Female 10-14mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - June
(Earliest: 4.6)
August - September
(Earliest: 26.7)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Monophagous)

Rubus fruticosus
Food:
(Adult)

Insecta

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Macrophya montana


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