Tenthredo atra Linnaeus 1758 (Family Tenthredinidae)


With Prey

Length: 9-12mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - August
(Earliest: 8.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Peat Bogs and Mires
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Lamium album

Urtica dioica

Succisa pratensis

Menyanthes trifoliata

Betula pendula
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Mentha

Vicia

Ranunculus

Plantago

Geranium

Salix
Food:
(Adult)

Insecta

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Tenthredo atra
Plant Parasites of Europe: Tenthredo atra


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