Endelomyia aethiops
A small species. Females are normally found and only two males have been found in Britain in 1941 and in 1981 (Liston, 1982). Black except for yellowish-white knees and tibiae of the fore and middle legs. The wings are uniformly infuscate. Most often seen in the larval stage on garden roses.
Endelomyia aethiops larvae skeletonise the leaves of rose bushes by feeding on the surface of the leaf only.
Size: 4 - 5mm
Status: common
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Flight period: May to June
Plant associations: Rosa spp. (roses)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Endelomyia aethiops larva Credit John Grearson
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- Endelomyia aethiops larva Credit Andrew Green
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- Endelomyia aethiops larva Credit Andrew Green
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. D. 1983: A second British male of Endelomyia aethiops (F.) (Hym., Tenthredinidae). - The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, Oxford 119(Jan.-Apr.): 31
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