Euura annulata
The head is mainly yellow with yellow orbits. The abdomen is mainly bronze above. The scutellum is sparsely punctured. The hind femora are pale yellow more or less infuscated from the base.
Euura annulata larvae feed on docks.
Size: 4.5 - 5.5mm.
Status: Locally common.
Distribution: England, Scotland, Ireland
Flight period: Uni- or bivoltine, May to July
Plant associations: Rumex spp. (docks)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
- Euura annulata female Credit Ian Andrews
- Euura annulata female Credit Ian Andrews
- Euura annulata female Credit Ian Andrews
- Euura annulata lancet Credit Ian Andrews
- Euura annulata serrulae Credit Ian Andrews
- Euura annulata penis valve Credit Ian Andrews
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., 1974. Die Nematinengattungen Pristiphora Latreille, Pachynematus Konow und Nematus Panzer (Hym., Temthredinidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 21(1/3), pp.1-137.
Prous, M., Liston, A., Kramp, K., Savina, H., Vårdal, H. and Taeger, A., 2019. The West Palaearctic genera of Nematinae (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae). ZooKeys, 875, p.63-127