Euura fahraei
Length about 7 mm. The head, thorax, abdomen and legs are all orange, but there is blackish marking at the waist between the thorax and abdomen which give the appearance of a black band. The wings have an orange stigma.
Found in areas where Aspen is present.
Best in May and June.
The green larvae make large holes in the middle of Aspen leaves.
It seems to be a very uncommon species with only a few records showing on the NBN map for Britain. Classed as nationally rare.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. The specimen taken at Fosse Meadows on 30th April 2014 is the first record of this species in VC55.
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
30 April 2014
1st for VC55 - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
30 April 2014
1st for VC55 - specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Sawflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Tenthredinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 30/04/2014 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 22/05/2014 (Calow, Graham)
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Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
30 April 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
30 April 2014
specimen examined
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
22 May 2014
larval feeding signs on Aspen
