Heterarthrus nemoratus
Males of this species are unknown. On the thorax the lateral mesoscutal lobes are black and the mesepisternum mostly so. The abdomen is black with at most white flecks posteriorly on the tergites. The fore wing is yellowish basally, clear apically and infuscate behind the stigma. The antennae have 10 to 11 segments. The hind femora, tibiae and tarsi are mainly white, although the bases of the femorae and the coxae are black.
Eggs are deposited in the leaf edge. The larvae create a blister mine with a characteristic reddish tinge and pupate inside the leaf.
Size: 4 - 6mm
Status: Widespread
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Flight period: Univoltine, May to July
Plant associations: Betula spp. (birches)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Heterarthrus nemoratus mine Credit Andrew Billington
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
Liston, A., Mutanen, M. and Viitasaari, M., 2019. On the taxonomy of Heterarthrus (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae), with a review of the West Palaearctic species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 72, p.83.