Metallus pumilus (Klug 1816) (Family Tenthredinidae)


Larval Mines

Length: 3-4mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? June - July
September
(Earliest: 31.8)
? May - June
(Earliest: 26.4)
July - August

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous)

Rubus
Parasitoids:
Lathrolestes verticalis Larva

Synodites notatus Larva

Shawiana catenator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Metallus pumilus
British Leafminers: Metallus pumilus
Leaf and Stem Mines of British Flies: Metallus pumilus
Plant Parasites of Europe: Metallus pumilus


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