Calameuta pallipes

Description

4-10mm. A very slim and elongate sawfly. Males have broad yellow apical bands on the abdomen but in females this is entirely black. Femora are black and the hind tibia is yellow with a black tip.

There are two Calameuta species in the UK. Females have long cerci that extend about as long as the saw sheath (when viewed dorsally). The similar Cephus sawflies (3 UK species) have shorter bodies and female cerci extend only half the length of the saw sheath

Similar Species

Calameuta filiformis has a black hind tibia (predominantly yellow in C. pallipes).

Identification difficulty
When to see it

Summer

UK Status

Widely distributed and reasonably common.

VC55 Status

Probably under-recorded.

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Species profile

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Sawflies
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Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
20/06/2024 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
20/06/2024 (Nicholls, David)

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