Stromboceros delicatulus explained

Stromboceros delicatulus is a Palearctic species of sawfly^[1] belonging to the genus Stromboceros.

Its larvae feed on ferns, e.g., Athyrium filix-femina (common ladyfern), Dryopteris filix-mas (male fern), Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern) and Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern).^[2]

External links

• The sawflies (Symphyta) of Britain and Ireland

Notes and References

1. Benson, R.B., 1952. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Vol 6, Section 2(a-c), Royal Entomological Society, London
2. Web site: Stromboceros delicatulus [interaction search] ]. www.globalbioticinteractions.org . Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) . 29 November 2021.