Tenthredo zonula, a common sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae subfamily Tenthrediniinae. It is mainly present in France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Russia and Greece.

Tenthredo zonula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Tenthredo
Species:
T. zonula
Binomial name
Tenthredo zonula
Klug, 1814
Synonyms
  • Tenthredo (Zonuledo) zonula Klug, 1814

The adults grow up to 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) long. They can be encountered from June through August feeding on flowers (especially on Euphorbia and Apiaceae species). The larvae feed on Hypericum species.

Tenthredo zonula, meeting ♂♀

References

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  • Noël MAGIS - Notes faunistiques sur les espèces du genre Tenthredo Linné, 1758 sensu lato dans larégion Franco-rhénane (Hymenoptera Symphyta : Tenthredinidae, Tenthredininae) - Notes fauniques de Gembloux, n° 53 (2003) : 3-20
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  1. ^ "Common Sawfly (Various spp.)". www.insectidentification.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.