Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Hymenoptera Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Tenthredinidae | |
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Similar Tenthredo zonula, Tenthredo colon, Tenthredo atra, Tenthredo livida, Tenthredo notha | ||
Tenthredo olivacea is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies), subfamily Tenthredininae.
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Description
Tenthredo olivacea can reach a length of about 8–14 millimetres (0.31–0.55 in). This sawfly has a green body and a green head, with dark green eyes. Head, thorax and abdomen have black markings. The dorsal surface of femur, tibia and tarsus shows a black line. Wings are hyaline with black veins. Though similar to Rhogogaster viridis, it has a thinner body. Moreover R. viridis shows black rings on tarsi.
Adults can be found from May to August. They feed pollen, nectar, honeydew and small insect, while larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.
Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe.
References
Tenthredo olivacea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA