Pamphilius albopictus
Males are unknown. Females are mottled black and ivory-yellow. Thorax is black with yellow and ivory mottling. Wing venation is mostly brown but the costa and subcosta are yellowish. Stigma is light brown. Added to the British list in 1998.
Pamphilius albopictus larvae feed singly on bird cherry leaves which are rolled downwards parallel to the mid-vein.
Size: 7 - 10mm
Status: Rare
Distribution: Scotland
Flight period: June to July
Plant associations: Prunus padus (bird cherry) (1)
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References:
1. Kangas, E. and Kangas, J. K. 1963. Die Larve von Pamphilius albopictus Thoms. (Hym., Pamphiliidae). - Annales Entomologici Fennici, Helsinki 29: 267-269
2. Kangas, E. and Kangas, J. K. 1965: Weitere biologische Beobachtungen und Neubeschreibungen der Larve von Pamphilius albopictus Thoms. (Hym., Pamphiliidae). - Annales Entomologici Fennici, Helsinki 31: 31-37
3. 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
4. Viitasaari, M. ed., 2002. Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta), I: a review of the suborder, the Western Palaearctic taxa of Xyeloidea and Pamphilioidea. Tremex Press.