Tenthredo temula

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Description

12 mm. A wasp mimic, with a yellow band across its black abdomen. The head and thorax are black, but the face is yellow. Males have black hind tibia whereas in females it is yellow except for a black tip.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Hedgerows and meadows where the food plants are present.

When to see it

The adults are common between May and late summer

Life History

The adults take small insects as well as pollen and nectar from various plants such as Hogweed, Hawthorn and Bramble.

UK Status

Fairly widespread and frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Ratby
    09 June 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    26 May 2009
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    22 May 2019
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson, Canal Lane
    22 June 2013

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Species group:
Sawflies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Tenthredinidae
Records on NatureSpot:
32
First record:
26/05/2009 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
17/06/2023 (Pochin, Christine)

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  • Graham Calow
    Jubilee Walk, Leire
    05 June 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    05 May 2014
    male
  • Graham Calow
    Burbage Common
    12 May 2019
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson, Canal Lane
    22 June 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    26 May 2009
  • Steve Mathers
    Grantham Canal (Redmile to Plungar)
    17 May 2018
  • egaten
    Rough Hill
    15 June 2018
  • Ian Harding
    Sheet Hedges Wood
    14 May 2022
  • Kate Nightingale
    Rough Hill
    19 June 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Road to Freeholt Lodge, Sapcote
    26 May 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Burbage Common
    12 May 2019
  • Steve Mathers
    Grantham Canal, Muston
    20 May 2019
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    22 May 2019
  • Mark Skevington
    Rough Hill
    02 June 2020