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.
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
11 June 2010
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
15 May 2014
David Nicholls
Desford
25 May 2015
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Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
15 June 2016
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
15 June 2016
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
23 July 2012
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
17 May 2021
female specimen examined
