Megalodontes cephalotes - Moon-carrot Sawfly
This species is reported historically from only two locations near Bristol and Plymouth with no specimens found in any collections. Provenance is considered dubious.
Megalodontes cephalotes larvae feed on Apiaceae (umbellifers).
Size: 11 - 12mm
GB IUCN Status: Not Applicable
GB Rarity Status: Not Applicable
Distribution: Not Applicable
Flight period: unknown
Plant associations: Apiaceae including Peucedanum cervaria and Seseli libanotis (Moon-carrot).
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Megalodontes cephalotes (Slovenian specimen) Credit Gail Hampshire
References:
Benson, R.B., 1952. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Vol 6, Section 2(a-c), Royal Entomological Society, London
Lacourt J., 2020. Hymenoptera of Europe 2. Sawflies of Europe. NAP Editions.
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., 1995. Compendium of European Sawflies, Chalastos Forestry, Daibersdorf
Musgrove, A.J. 2022. A review of the status of sawflies of Great Britain - Phase 1: families other than Tenthredinidae. Natural England, unpublished