Tenthredo mesomela Linnaeus 1758 (Family Tenthredinidae)


Couple

With Prey: Sphaerophoria scripta

Length: 9.5-13mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? May - July
(Earliest: 17.5)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows

Spruce Forest Edge

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous):

Several Asteraceae

Persicaria maculosa

Heracleum sphondylium

Ranunculus repens

Rubus idaeus
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous):

Rumex

Veronica

Epilobium

Stachys

Plantago

Salix
Food:
(Adult)

Sphaerophoria scripta

Other Insecta

Several Apiaceae Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:
Cosmoconus elongator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Tenthredo mesomela
InsektenBox: Tenthredo mesomela
Plant Parasites of Europe: Tenthredo mesomela


Pictures © 2003, 2006, 2007 J.K. Lindsey

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