Tenthredo brevicornis [acerrima, nitidior] (Konow 1886) (Family Tenthredinidae)


Colour Variant

Couple

Length: 8-11mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - September
(Earliest: 28.5)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Lotus corniculatus
Food:
(Adult)

Insecta

Several Apiaceae Nectar, Pollen

Bistorta officinalis Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:
Sympherta tenthredinarum Larva

Exorista rustica Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

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


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