Sawflies
Introduction
Sawflies are closely related to bees, wasps and ants - all are in the Hymenoptera family. Sawflies can generally be distinguished from bees and wasps by the lack of a 'waist'. There are around 600 UK species, some large and colourful, others tiny and obscure. A number are known to gardeners as some sawfly larvae feed on common garden plants such as Berberis, Geranium and Solomon's Seal.
Leicestershire and Rutland Resources
A checklist of sawflies species recorded in VC55
Other Useful Websites and Publications
There isn't currently a popular field guide to sawflies which is probably why they are generally under-recorded.
| internet | books |
| ID Guide to Tenthredo Species - an excellent and detailed guide to the identification of UK Tenthredo sawflies from the Natural History Musem (free download) | British Sawflies - Adam Wright. An Aidgap key to the genera of UK sawflies. |
| A Beginners Guide to Sawflies - a useful photographic guide to the families, larvae and pest species (free download) | |
| The British Sawflies Recording Scheme website |
If you know of other websites or books that you would recommend, do let us know: info@naturespot.co.uk
Recording Schemes
David Nicholls is the VC55 County Recorder for sawflies - davidnicholls125(at)gmail.com
Guy Knight is the national sawfly recorder based at Liverpool Museum - britishsawflies(at)liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
As with all records, any submissions you make to NatureSpot will be automatically forwarded to both local and national recording schemes.