Bramble Sawfly

Arge cyanocrocea

TQ4792 04/07/2018 ©Raymond Small 

Seen from May to July. This is a common sawfly with an orange body, black head and thorax and measures about 8mm in length. A dark band goes across the wings and the legs usually have black rings. Adults visit umbellifers for nectar and pollen. Bramble is the larval foodplant.

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