''Tenthredo colon'' is a sawfly species belonging to the family
Tenthredinidae (common sawflies).
Description
''Tenthredo colon'' can reach a length of about .
[Commanster]
/ref> These sawflies have black head and thorax. Abdomen is black with a reddish area towards the tip. Legs are reddish. Antennae are black, with white tips.[Nature Spot]
/ref> The larvae are pale brown with a characteristic diamond pattern of diagonal cross lines and a darker brown mark on the head.[
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Biology
The adults can be encountered from May through August feeding on nectar (especially on ''Anthriscus sylvestris
''Anthriscus sylvestris'', known as cow parsley, wild chervil, wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace or keck, is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), genus ''Anthriscus''. It is also some ...
''). The larvae can be found in September. They are polyphagous, but mainly feed on leaves of '' Epilobium hirsutum'', ''Chamerion angustifolium
''Chamaenerion angustifolium'' is a Perennial plant, perennial Herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is known in North America as fireweed, in some parts of Canada as great willowherb, in Britain an ...
'', '' Pteridium aquilinum'' and '' Salix''.[
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Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in hedgerows in most of Europe and the Nearctic realm
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...
.[ Fauna europaea]
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References
*Magis N. (2003) - Notes faunistiques sur les espèces du genre Tenthredo Linné, 1758 sensu lato dans la région franco-rhénane (Hymenoptera Symphyta : Tenthredinidae, Tenthredininae) - Notes fauniques de Gembloux, n° 53
External links
Artsdatabanken
Tenthredinidae
Insects described in 1814
Taxa named by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug
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