Trichiosoma lucorum
Reasonably common in Britain and Ireland. Males cannot be reliably distinguished from Trichiosoma laterale at present. The female is black on the abdomen and lacks any reddish-brown laterally or beneath. On the apical tergites, the silky, adpressed pubescence does not obscure the underlying puncturation.
Trichiosoma lucorum larvae feed on birch.
Size: 13 - 24mm
Status: Widespread
Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
Flight period: May to June
Plant associations: Betula spp. (birches)
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- Trichiosoma lucorum Credit John A Petyt
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- Trichiosoma lucorum Credit John A Petyt
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- Trichiosoma lucorum Credit John A Petyt
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- Trichiosoma lucorum larva Credit John A Petyt
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- Trichiosoma lucorum larva Credit John A Petyt
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- Trichiosoma lucorum larva Credit John A Petyt
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
Viitasaari, M. 1989: Taxonomic notes on the genus Trichiosoma Leach (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae) II. - Annales Entomologici Fennici, Helsinki 55 (3): 111-129