Hoplocampa pectoralis

Description

A small sawfly with yellowish body and legs, but a dark thorax.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

This species has a red ID rating and unless identified by a known expert you must provide a satisfactory explanation of how it was identified for the record to be accepted.

Habitat

Hedgerows containing Hawthorn.

When to see it

Summer.

Life History

The larvae develop in young hawthorn berries.

UK Status

Widespread, but thinly scattered records from England.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Species group:
Sawflies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Tenthredinidae
Records on NatureSpot:
1
First record:
03/06/2013 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
03/06/2013 (Calow, Graham)

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