Euura prussica - ischnocera group (formerly Phyllocolpa prussica Zaddach, 1883)
See Liston et al (2017) for determination.
Euura prussica larvae feed on grey willow and possibly goat willow which are widespread species.
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Size: Female: 2.8 - 4.3mm, male: 3.3 - 4.4mm
Status: Data deficient
Distribution: Scotland
Flight period: Uni- or bivoltine
Plant associations: Salix cinerea and possibly Salix caprea (grey willow and possibly goat willow)
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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