Stromboceros delicatulus
The only species of this genus to be represented here. The long, slender insect is predominantly light green to pale yellow with a black head, black patches on the mesonotum and a distinct black patch covering the mesosternum. Colour fades to straw in death. The abdomen may also be marked with black in part.
Stromboceros delicatulus larvae feed on ferns in woodland.
Size: 5.5 to 7mm
Status: Widespread and common
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Flight period: May to September
Plant associations: Pteridium spp., Dryopteris spp., Onoclea spp., and Polypodium spp. (ferns)
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)
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- Stromboceros delicatus female Credit Andrew Green
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- Stromboceros delicatus female Credit Andrew Green
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- Stromboceros delicatus female Credit Andrew Green
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- Stromboceros delicatus male Credit Andrew Green
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- Stromboceros delicatulus female
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- Stromboceros delicatulus female
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