Rhogogaster viridis (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Tenthredinidae)

Length: Male 8.5-10mm, Female 9-12mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - August
(Earliest: 3.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Populus tremula

Alnus glutinosa

Quercus robur

Filipendula ulmaria

Rosa canina

Epilobium angustifolium

Circaea lutetiana
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Salix

Rubus

Stellaria

Ranunculus
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Insecta
Parasitoids:
Cosmoconus elongator Larva

Euryproctus nemoralis Larva

Exorista rustica Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Rhogogaster viridis
Plant Parasites of Europe: Rhogogaster viridis


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