Allantus viennensis - Viennese Spindler
This species was first recorded in London in July 2026 and a possible larva was later found on a cultivated rose in Hertfordshire.
In Allantus viennensis the antennae are short and stout and may be black or marked with yellow. The head broadens behind the eyes. The fore wing has a dark patch covering the marginal and submarginal cells beneath the unicolorous yellow stigma. The body is black with yellow on the tegulae, first tergite and tergites four, five and the apical tergites. The femora are black with yellow tibiae darkened apically and yellow tarsi.
Larvae feed on roses, including cultivated varieties, and brambles.
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Size: 8 - 10mm
GB IUCN Status: Not applicable
GB Rarity Status: Not applicable
Distribution: England
Flight period: May to Sept, uni- or bivoltine
Plant associations: Rosa spp., Rubus spp. (roses, brambles)
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- Allantus viennensis female Credit Tristan Bantock
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- Allantus viennensis larva Credit Paul Gymer
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- Allantus viennensis middle instar larva Credit Paul Gymer
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- Allantus viennensis middle instar larva Credit Paul Gymer
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- Allantus viennensis middle instar larva Credit Paul Gymer
References:
Lacourt, J., 2020. Hymenoptera of Europe 2. Sawflies of Europe. NAP Editions, Verrières-le-Buisson.
Liston, A.D., 1995. Compendium of European sawflies (Vol. 3). Gottfrieding: Chalastos Forestry.