Macrophya sanguinolenta (Gmelin 1790) (Family Tenthredinidae)
|  |   Colour Variant (M. poecilopus)
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  Couple
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Length: 7-9mm 
| Biotopes: |   Hedge Rows
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| Food: (Larva)
 (Polyphagous):
 |   Veronica chamaedrys
 |   Senecio vulgaris
 |   Pteridium aquilinum
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| Possible Food: (Larva)
 (Polyphagous):
 |   Galeopsis
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| Food: (Adult)
 |   Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen
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| Possible Parasitoids: |   Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
 |   Several Braconidae Larvae
 |   Several Tachinidae Larvae
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Plant Parasites of Europe:
Macrophya sanguinolenta
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