Tenthredo notha explained

Tenthredo notha, a common sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae subfamily Tenthrediniinae.[1]

Distribution

This species is mainly present in British Isles, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Greece.[2]

Description

The adults grow up to 8- long.[3] These quite large sawflies have a lemon-yellow abdomen with black markings. This species is very similar to Tenthredo arcuata and Tenthredo brevicornis.[4]

Biology

They can be encountered from June through September feeding on small insects and on nectar and pollen of flowers (especially on Apiaceae species).[3]

The larvae mainly feed on clover (Trifolium repens), they overwinter as eonymph, pupating and emerging the following Spring.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id63712/ Biolib
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019093341/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=354505 Fauna europaea
  3. J.K. Lindsey Commanster
  4. http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/tenthredo-notha Nature Spot