Monophadnoides rubi
Recorded widely much of mainland Britain (Musgrove, 2023).
The thorax is entirely black and the abdomen almost so. Hind tibia black but on the outer side of the base it may be dark rather than black. The head has deep supra-antennal grooves. The antennal pedicel is as broad as, or broader than, it is long. Tarsal claws have a basal lobe and are bifid with the inner and outer tooth close together.
Monophadnoides rubi larvae have branched spines and feed on meadowsweet, avens and bramble species.
Jump to other Monophadnoides species
Size: 5 - 6mm
GB IUCN Status: Least Concern
GB Rarity Status: None
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales
Flight period: May to June
Plant associations: Filipendula spp., Geum spp. and Rubus spp.(meadowsweet, avens and brambles, etc.)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Monophadnoides rubi male Credit Andrew Green
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- Monophadnoides rubi male Credit Andrew Green
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- Monophadnoides rubi male Credit Andrew Green
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- Monophadnoides rubi male Credit Andrew Green
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- Monophadnoides rubi penis valve Credit Andrew Green
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- Monophadnoides rubi late instar from Meadowsweet
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- Monophadnoides rubi late instar from Meadowsweet
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- Monophadnoides rubi larva Credit John Grearson
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- Monophadnoides rubi larva Credit John A Petyt
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- Monophadnoides rubi eonymph from Meadowsweet
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- Monophadnoides rubi eonymph from Meadowsweet
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
Musgrove, A.J. 2023. A review of the status of sawflies of Great Britain - Phase 2: The Athaliidae and the Tenthredinidae (excluding Nematinae). Natural England, unpublished