Cladius pectinicornis
A black bodied sawfly. The lower half of the legs are pale straw coloured. The male of the species has impressive forked antennae, but not the female.
Summer.
The larvae feed on the leaves of roses.
Only occasionally recorded, but widespread in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
26 May 2017
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
25 August 2018
larva on garden rose.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
25 August 2018
garden rose feeding signs
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
26 May 2017
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Sawflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Tenthredinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 26/05/2017 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 25/08/2018 (Calow, Graham)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
25 August 2018
larva on garden rose.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
25 August 2018
larva on garden rose.
