Euura mucronata - amerinae group
See Liston et al (2017) for determination of adults. The host plants are widespread species. Within this group, males of Euura mucronata, Euura testaceipes and Euura venusta are inseparable.
Euura mucronata larvae feed on buds of Eared Willow, Goat Willow and Common Sallow. This species causes the bud to be only slightly enlarged.
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Size: Female: 2.3 - 4.4mm, male: approx. 3.2 - 4.0mm
Status: Widespread
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Flight period: Univoltine
Plant associations: Salix aurita, Salix caprea and Salix cinerea (Eared Willow, Goat Willow and Common Sallow)
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- Euura mucronata/testaceipes/venusta agg. male Credit Andrew Green
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- Euura mucronata/testaceipes/venusta agg. male Credit Andrew Green
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- Euura mucronata Credit Alan Outen
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- Euura mucronata/testaceipes/venusta agg. penis valve 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., Heibo, E., Prous, M., Vårdal, H., Nyman, T. and Vikberg, V., 2017. North European gall-inducing Euura sawflies (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae, Nematinae). Zootaxa, 4302(1), pp.1-115.
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