Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Hymenoptera Scientific name Tenthredo livida | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Tenthredinidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Tenthredo atra, Tenthredo notha, Tenthredo mandibularis, Tenthredo temula, Tenthredo mesomela | ||
Tenthredo livida is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies), subfamily Tenthredininae.
This species is present in most of Europe.
The adults are to 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in) long. The thorax and head are black, with a large white mouth area and white tips on antennae. The abdomen is black in females, orange-reddish in males.
They can be encountered from May through August feeding on small insects and on nectar and pollen of flowers (especially on Apiaceae species).
The larvae are polyphagous, feeding on leaves of a variety of plants (mainly Rosaceae, Betulaceae and Salicaceae species, but also on bracken species).
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