Blennocampa phyllocolpa
Widespread and often common across most of mainland Britain, and also on Skye (Musgrove, 2023).
A small black bodied insect with pale, off-white tibia and tarsus. The hind and middle femora are dark. Most often encountered at the larval stage.
Blennocampa phyllocolpa larvae feed on roses and cause the margins of the leaf to roll downwards (never upwards!).
Size: 3 - 4.5 mm
GB IUCN Status: Least Concern
GB Rarity Status: None
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Flight period: April to July
Plant associations: Rosa spp. (roses)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Blennocampa phyllocolpa male Credit Andrew Green
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- Blennocampa phyllocolpa male Credit Andrew Green
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- Blennocampa phyllocolpa male Credit Andrew Green
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- Blennocampa phyllocolpa male Credit Andrew Green
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- Blennocampa phyllocolpa final instar Credit Andrew Green
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- Blennocampa phyllocolpa larva (Hungarian specimen) Credit György Csóka
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- Blennocampa phyllocolpa larva Credit Graham Moates
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- Blennocampa phyllocolpa larva Credit Graham Moates
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
Musgrove, A.J. 2023. A review of the status of sawflies of Great Britain - Phase 2: The Athaliidae and the Tenthredinidae (excluding Nematinae). Natural England, unpublished