Claremontia waldheimii

Recorded locally north to central Scotland (Musgrove, 2023).

The head is black and glossy. The thorax and the abdomen are also black though the tegulae and hind angles of the pronotum are yellowish brown in the female. The legs usually have off-white tibiae though these may be infuscated.

Larvae feed on water avens and garden cultivars.

Jump to other Claremontia species

Size: 5.5 - 6.5mm

GB IUCN Status: Least Concern
GB Rarity Status: None

Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales

Flight period: May to June

Plant associations: Geum rivale, Geum urbanum (water avens, wood avens and their cultivars)

The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)

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 Natural England, unpublished

Sheppard, D. A., 2019. British Symphyta (draft in preparation)