Macrophya duodecimpunctata

Description

Length: 10mm. Like other sawflies in this genus it has long hind legs. The abdomen is mainly black though it may have some pale flecks on the side of the sub-apical tergites. The sexes are different. Females have yellow-tinted wings and a yellow costa, subcosta and stigma, white markings on the pronotum and scutellum with further white bands on the tibia and the base of the hind coxa. The male has brownish wings and much less white on the pronotum and lacking altogether on the scutellum and hind tibia.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

It breeds on various sedges and grasses so is most commonly found in marshy places.

When to see it

May - July

UK Status

Locally common in the south of England, less frequent elsewhere in Britain.

VC55 Status

Uncommon.

Further Information

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Species profile

Species group:
Sawflies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Tenthredinidae
Records on NatureSpot:
5
First record:
12/06/2014 (Gould, David)
Last record:
21/05/2015 (Calow, Graham)

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