''Tenthredo bifasciata'' is a species of sawflies of the family Tenthredinidae.

Subspecies

* ''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.

Habitat

''Tenthredo bifasciata'' mainly lives in meadows, especially close to forestry areas.

Description

''Tenthredo bifasciata'' can reach a length of .Commanster
/ref> 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.John Wilk
Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Vol. 23
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Biology

These sawflies can be encountered from July to August. Adults mainly feed on nectar and pollen of Apiaceae, especially on '' Heracleum sphondylium''. Larvae feed on '' Sonchus arvensis''.

References

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q14582839 Insects described in 1766 Tenthredinidae Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller