| Tenthredo bifasciata | |
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| Tenthredo (Cephaledo) bifasciata | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Tenthredo |
| Species: | T. bifasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tenthredo bifasciata
O. F. Muller, 1766
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Tenthredo bifasciata is a species of sawflies of the family Tenthredinidae. [1]
Subspecies [2]
- Tenthredo (Cephaledo) bifasciata bifasciata O. F. Muller, 1766 – head and thorax are blackish brown, front and middle tibias are entirely black
- Tenthredo (Cephaledo) bifasciata rossii (Panzer, 1804) - clear or silvery pubescence, white middle and lower tibias
- Tenthredo (Cephaledo) bifasciata violacea (Ed. Andre, 1881) - pronotum widely yellow (Eastern Europe)
Distribution
This species can be found in Europe. [3]
Habitat
Tenthredo bifasciata mainly lives in meadows, especially close to forestry areas. [4]
Description
Tenthredo bifasciata can reach a length of 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). [4] The thorax and head are blackish brown. Abdomen shows one or two transversal white or pale yellow bands, sometimes interrupted. Wings are yellowinsh-brown and transparent. [5]
Biology
These sawflies can be encountered from July to August. [4] Adults mainly feed on nectar and pollen of Apiaceae, especially on Heracleum sphondylium. [4] Larvae feed on Sonchus arvensis. [4]
References
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Les insectes
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ a b c d e Commanster
- ^ John Wilke Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Vol. 23