Eutomostethus luteiventris
Size 5 to 7 mm. A black and orange species. The thorax, head and wing stigma are black whilst the abdomen is mainly orange but with tergite 1 black. The saw sheath is also black. There may be further black marks along the top of the abdomen and on the apical tergite but these are variable. The legs are orange but darker at the base of the tibia and on the tarsi. Only females are known in Britain and Ireland.
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Damp areas where Soft-rush occurs.
Flight period: May to July.
Larvae feed inside the stems of Soft-rush.
Widespread but uncommon in Britain.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
31 May 2020
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
31 May 2020
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Species profile
- Common names
- Yellow-bellied Rush-cutter
- Species group:
- insect - hymenopteran
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Tenthredinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 31/05/2020 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 31/05/2020 (Nicholls, David)
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