Macrophya sanguinolenta (Gmelin 1790) (Family Tenthredinidae)


Colour Variant (M. poecilopus)

Couple

Length: 7-9mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - August
(Earliest: 15.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous):

Veronica chamaedrys

Senecio vulgaris

Pteridium aquilinum
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous):

Galeopsis
Food:
(Adult)

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Macrophya sanguinolenta


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