Monophadnoides ruficruris

Recorded widely in England and Wales, mostly south of the Wash but with some records from northern England. Benson (1952) noted the range as extending north to Lanarkshire although there are no recent Scottish records (Musgrove, 2023).

The thorax is black and the abdomen almost so, but the pronotal margin and tegulae are yellow. The hind tibia are yellow. The head with the supra-antennal grooves faint or absent. Tarsal claws are bifid with the inner and outer tooth well apart.

Monophadnoides ruficruris larvae have branched spines and feed on brambles, etc.

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Size: 6 - 8mm

GB IUCN Status: Least Concern
GB Rarity Status: None

Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales

Flight period: May to June

Plant associations: Rubus spp.(brambles, etc.)

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 Natural England, unpublished