Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Hymenoptera Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Tenthredinidae | |
 | ||
Similar Tenthredo, Tenthredo amoena, Tenthredo mandibularis, Rhogogaster, Tenthredo mesomela | ||
Tenthrede de la scrofulaire tenthredo scrophulariae bruitx
Tenthredo scrophulariae, the Figwort sawfly is a species belonging to the Tenthredinidae family, sub-family Tenthredininae. It is easily recognisable by its wasplike appearance although lacking the thin 'waist' of a true wasp. It is 10mm long and flies in a lazy style with its yellow legs hanging down. The legs are yellow with black upper sections. The antennae are orange. It is placid and allows close observation. The adults feed on small insects and the large, greyish-white, black-spotted larvae feed on Figwort, (Scrophularia). It is widespread across Europe wherever Figwort grows. The adults are on the wing from May to August and the larvae feed from August to September
References
Tenthredo scrophulariae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA