Nematus lucidus
The torpedo shaped abdomen gives it an unusual appearance when it is at rest.
Hedgerows or near to larval food plants.
April to June.
The larvae feed on Hawthorn and sometimes also Blackthorn.
Fairly frequent and widespread in the southern half of Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Watermead Country Park
07 April 2011
Graham Calow
Stoney Stanton, Highgate Lodge Farm open access land
26 April 2024
David Nicholls
Ratby garden
14 May 2017
Lostash
Whetstone Footpath
06 May 2012
Lostash
Whetstone Footpath to Recreational Ground
06 May 2012
Peter Smith
Stretton en le Field
04 June 2022
Peter Smith
Stretton en le Field
04 June 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Sawflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Tenthredinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 8
- First record:
- 07/04/2011 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 26/04/2024 (Calow, Graham)
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Mark Skevington
Bramble Walk, Cosby
06 April 2020
David Nicholls
Broughton Astley, Broughton Way
08 June 2020
Mark Skevington
Bramble Walk, Cosby
06 April 2020
