Eutomostethus ephippium
Description
5-7mm. This sawfly is black with red on the top of the thorax. The black legs have a pale band around the joint of the femora and tibia.
Similar Species
Eriocampa ovata is similar but is more heavily punctured on the head and thorax and the orange on the thorax is restricted to the dorsal surface only.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Grassy places.
When to see it
It flies from May
Life History
Larvae feed on grasses of the Poa family.
UK Status
Fairly frequent especially in southern Britain
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015