Gilpinia frutetorum
Previously only known from Scotland, recent individuals have been reported from Dorset and Bedfordshire. This is the only Gilpinia species in Britain where the female's inner apical spur of the hind tibia is normal and not shaped like a scale. In the male, the pronotum is black with at most a narrow hind edge coloured yellow and the clypeus and labrum mostly black.
Larvae feed communally on young pines, especially Scots pine.
Size: 7 - 9mm
Status: Rare
Distribution: England, Scotland
Flight period: Bivoltine, May to June, and sometimes Aug to Oct
Plant associations: Pinus silvestris (Scots pine)
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- Gilpinia frutetorum larva (Hungarian specimen) Credit György Csóka
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- Gilpinia frutetorum larva (Denmark specimen) Credit Bo Valeur
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- Gilpinia frutetorum larva (US specimen) Credit Steven Katovich
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