Rhogogaster chlorosoma [scalaris] (Benson 1943) (Family Tenthredinidae)

Length: Male 7-11mm, Female 9-13mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (Earliest: 23.6) ? May - July
(Earliest: 28.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Several Rosaceae

Alnus glutinosa

Corylus avellana

Populus tremula

Salix alba

Quercus robur

Lycopus europaeus

Circaea lutetiana

Pteridium aquilinum
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Prunus

Rubus

Betula

Stellaria

Ranunculus
Food:
(Adult)

Insecta
Parasitoids:
Euryproctus nemoralis Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Rhogogaster chlorosoma
Plant Parasites of Europe: Rhogogaster chlorosoma


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