Hemichroa australis

Hemichroa australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Superfamily: Tenthredinoidea
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Hemichroa
Species: H. australis
Binomial name
Hemichroa australis
(Serville, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tenthredo alni Linnaeus, 1767
  • Hemichroa alni
  • Tenthredo australis Serville, 1823
  • Tenthredo luctuosa nomen oblitum Hill, 1773

Hemichroa australis is a species of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae.[2]

Description

Hemichroa australis can reach a length of about 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). Head and thorax are bright red, while the mesopleuron and the abdomen are shiny black. [3]

This sawfly is similar to Hemichroa crocea, that has a bright orange abdomen and legs.

Larvae feed on alder (Alnus species) and birch (Betula species). [4]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe.[5]

References


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