Euura nigricornis
Size: female: 6 to 8 mm, male 6 to 7mm. For a full description of the adult see 'Further Information' link below.
The larvae are green with a yellowish head and feed on Poplars and Willows.
Detailed examination is necessary.
Wher the larval foodplants (poplars and willows) are present.
May to August
The larvae are green with a yellowish head and feed on Poplars and Willows.
Fairly widespread, but not common, in southern Britain, north to Yorkshire.
Rarely recorded in VC55 (Leicestershire and Rutland) - the Fosse Meadows record of 13th October 2020 is believed to be the first for our area.
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
13 October 2020
larva on Populus
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
13 October 2020
larva on Populus
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
13 October 2020
larva on Populus
Graham Calow
Sharnford, Fosse Meadows
13 October 2020
larva on Populus
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- Last record:
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