Tenthredo crassa

Tenthredo crassa is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies).[1]

Tenthredo crassa
Tenthredo crassa. Dorsal view
Side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Tenthredinidae
Genus:
Tenthredo
Species:
T. crassa
Binomial name
Tenthredo crassa
Scopoli, 1763
Synonyms
  • Tenthredo albicornis Fabricius, 1781

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of Europe.[2] These sawflies inhabit meadows, edges of forests, hills and mountainous areas, at an elevation up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level.[3][4][5]

Description

Tenthredo crassa can reach a length of about 14–18 millimetres (0.55–0.71 in).[4][6] These large sawflies have a black head, thorax and abdomen, with black femurs, yellowish tibiae and tarsi. Antennae are black, with white three final segments. The mandibles are whitish at the base. The wings are dark yellow along the outer edge, blackened at the apical third.[4][3][5]

Biology

Adults can be found from May to August, feeding on inflorescence of Apiaceae. Larves are monophagic feeding on Angelica species.[4][5]

  • Mating pair

References
  1. ondrej.zicha(at)gmail.com, Ondrej Zicha. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.
  2. "Tenthredo (Endotethryx) crassa Scopoli, 1763 - Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org.
  3. "Tenthredo crassa Scopoli, 1763 - Wonders at our feet". www.naturewonders.org.
  4. "INSECTES14-41". aramel.free.fr.
  5. "Tenthredo crassa". 25 November 2015.
  6. "Tenthredo crassa - www.galerie-insecte.org". www.galerie-insecte.org.


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