Endelomyia aethiops
Sometimes known as the Rose slug sawfly, the larvae has a transparent yellow-green body and orangey-brown head
This species has a red ID rating and unless identified by a known expert you must provide a satisfactory explanation of how it was identified for the record to be accepted.
It is usually the larva that is recorded it feeds on roses, skeletonising the leaves.
Summer.
See under 'Habitat'
Scattered records from England and Wales.
Uncommon or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. The Cropston record of 5th July 2015 is believed to be the first for our area.
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
05 July 2015
Larva on underside of rose leaf.
Peter Smith
Cropston garden
05 July 2015
Skeletonized upper surface of rose leaf: green is fresh damage; brown is old.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Sawflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Tenthredinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 05/07/2015 (Smith, Peter)
- Last record:
- 18/06/2020 (Cooper, Barbara)
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