Arge ciliaris - Meadowsweet Fusehorn
Arge ciliaris is one of the black Arge species with a metallic sheen to the thorax and abdomen. It is found locally north to Perthshire (Musgrove, 2022). Hairs on the face and mesopleura are silvery white. The wings are almost entirely hyaline with at most a small black blotch under the stigma. The legs are dark except for pale bases to the hind tibia. Adults will visit hogweed.
Larvae feed only on meadowsweet.
Size: 7 - 9mm.
IUCN Status: Least Concern
GB Rarity Status: None
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
Flight period: Bivoltine, May to September
Plant associations: Filipendula ulmaria. Meadowsweet (Benson, 1952)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
- Arge ciliaris female Credit Ian Andrews
- Arge ciliaris female Credit Ian Andrews
- Arge ciliaris female Credit Ian Andrews
- Arge ciliaris female Credit Colin Le Boutillier
- Arge ciliaris female Credit Colin Le Boutillier
References:
Benson, R.B., 1952. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Vol 6, Section 2(a-c), Royal Entomological Society, London
Liston A, Knight G, Sheppard D, Broad G, Livermore L (2014) Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Sawflies, ‘Symphyta’. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1168. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1168
Muche, W. H. 1977: Die Argidae von Europa, Vorderasien und Nordafrika (mit Ausnahme der Gattung Aprosthema) (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). - Entomologische Abhandlungen. Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden , Leipzig 41, Supplement: 23-59.
Musgrove, A.J. 2022. A review of the status of sawflies of Great Britain - Phase 1: families other than Tenthredinidae. Natural England, unpublished