Trichiosoma lucorum

Reasonably common in Britain and Ireland. Description follows Zhelochovtsev (1988). 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 birches and willows.

Jump to other Cimbicidae

Size: 13 - 24mm

Status: Widespread

Distribution: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Flight period: May to June

Plant associations: Betula spp. and Salix spp.(birches and willows)

The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below. (See terms and conditions)

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

Zhelohovcev, A. N., Zinovjev, A.G. 1988: 27. Otrjad Hymenoptera - Pereponchatokrylye Podotrjad Symphyta (Chalastogastra) - Sidjachebrjuhie.