Nesoselandria morio
Around 5mm. All black except for orange legs. The head is shiny and lacks sculpture or punctuation.
Larvae are grey and warty with a black head in early instars, the head becoming brown in the prepupal stage.
Aneugmenus padi is similar but this is larger and has yellow not orange legs.
May - September
Larvae have been shown to feed on mosses that have broad lamellae.
Uncommon but widespread.
Uncommon.
David Nicholls
Brascote, silt lagoons
29 May 2025
David Nicholls
Brascote, silt lagoons
29 May 2025
David Nicholls
Brascote, silt lagoons
29 May 2025
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - hymenopteran
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Tenthredinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 29/05/2025 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 29/05/2025 (Nicholls, David)
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