Euura longiserra
A reddish-brown species with black antennae and more or less marked black on the basal tergites of the abdomen and on the lateral lobes of the mesonotum. The female has an ovipositor that is longer than the hind tibia. The male is orange on the underside of the thorax with a black band along the sternopleural line. Determination should be confirmed by reference to the genitalia in both genders.
Euura longiserra larvae feed on Eared Willow and Goat Willow.
Size: Female: 7.0 - 8.0mm, male: 6.0 - 7.0mm.
Status: Local
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales
Flight period: April
Plant associations: Salix aurita (Eared Willow), Salix caprea (Goat Willow).
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- Euura longiserra female Credit Ian Andrews
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- Euura longiserra thorax lateral Credit Ian Andrews
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- Euura longiserra sawsheath lateral Credit Ian Andrews
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- Euura longiserra sawsheath dorsal Credit Ian Andrews
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- Euura longiserra lancet Credit Ian Andrews
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- Euura longiserra serrulae 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
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