Cimbex luteus
A large yellow and brown species very similar to Cimbex connatus. However, Cimbex luteus has significantly more yellow on the body. In luteus the 3rd tergite has at most a narrow central dark mark and with much more extensive yellow on the underside of the abdomen. In luteus, the thorax is generally a lighter orange colour and the back of the head and scutellum are dulled by puncturation and denser hair.
Larvae feed on alders and willows and in maturity are yellow rather than the yellow-green of connatus.
Size: 20 - 28mm
Status: Infrequent
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales
Flight period: May to July
Plant associations: Alnus spp. (alders) and Salix spp. (willows)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Cimbex luteus Credit John A Petyt
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- Cimbex luteus Credit John A Petyt
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- Cimbex luteus female underside Credit John A Petyt
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- Cimbex luteus Credit Andrew Green
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- Cimbex luteus Credit Andrew Green
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- Cimbex luteus Credit Andrew Green
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- Cimbex luteus Credit Andrew Green
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- Cimbex luteus cocoon Credit John A Petyt
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- Cimbex luteus larva Credit John A Petyt
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- Cimbex luteus credit Ed Hardy
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- Cimbex luteus larva Credit John A Petyt
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- Cimbex luteus larva Credit John A Petyt
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