Stethomostus fuliginosus
Stethomostus fuliginosus
Description
A fairly small (5 mm) blackish sawfly with rather grey translucent looking wings.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Fields and flower meadows where Ranunculus species are present and often favours fairly damp locations.
When to see it
May to July.
Life History
Larvae feed on Ranunculus.
UK Status
Poorly recorded with most records coming from the southern half of Britain where it is probably fairly frequent.
VC55 Status
Uncommon or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland where the Sapcote record of 10th June 2014 is the first for VC55.
Further Information
Graham Calow
Sapcote
10 June 2014
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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
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