Pristiphora leucopus - ruficornis group
This species cannot always be separated from Pristiphora armata. Males are not recorded from Britain. In the females, the femora is predominantly white though marked with varying degrees of black. Determination of the females, is best done by examination of the saw.
Pristiphora leucopus larvae feed on small-leaved limes and common lime. The only Pristiphora species to feed on Tilia.
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Size: 4.75 - 5.0mm
Status: Data deficient
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Flight period: May to August
Plant associations: Tilia cordata and Tilia vulgaris (small-leaved lime and common lime)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Pristiphora leucopus female Credit Andrew Green
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- Pristiphora leucopus female Credit Andrew Green
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- Pristiphora leucopus Credit John A Petyt
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- Pristiphora leucopus female Credit Ian Andrews
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- Pristiphora leucopus female Credit Ian Andrews
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- Pristiphora leucopus female Credit Ian Andrews
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- Pristiphora leucopus sawsheath dorsal aspect Credit Ian Andrews
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- Pristiphora leucopus lancet detail Credit Ian Andrews
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- Pristiphora leucopus cocoon Credit John A Petyt
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- Pristiphora leucopus late instar larva Credit John A Petyt
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- Pristiphora leucopus late instar larva Credit John Grearson
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- Pristiphorus leucopus late instar larva Credit Andrew Green
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- Pristiphorus leucopus late instar larva Credit Andrew Green
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- Pristiphora leucopus mid instar larva Credit Andrew Green
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- Pristiphora leucopus mid instar larva Credit Andrew Green
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- Pristiphora leucopus early instar Credit John Grearson
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- Pristiphora leucopus mid instar larva Credit Andrew Green
References:
Benson, R.B., 1952. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Hymenoptera, Symphyta, Vol 6, Section 2(a-c), Royal Entomological Society, London
Grearson, K.J., 2006. A sawfly, Pristiphora leucopus (Hellén),(Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) new to Britain. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 19(1), pp.1-5.
Grearson, K.J. and Liston, A.D., 2012. Review of seasonal polyphenism in the Symphyta (Hymenoptera), exemplified by Pristiphora leucopus (Hellén, 1948)(Tenthredinidae). Zootaxa, 3502, pp.72-88.
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
Prous, M., Kramp, K., Vikberg, V. and Liston, A., 2017. North-Western Palaearctic species of Pristiphora (hymenoptera, tenthredinidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 59
Prous, M., Vikberg, V., Liston, A. and Kramp, K., 2016. North-western Palaearctic species of the Pristiphora ruficornis group (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 51