Euura pavida

Euura pavida

Alternative names
Nematus pavidus
Description

Length 5 to 7.5 mm. Adults are mainly orange with a black head and black on the top of the thorax. Females are slightly larger than the males.

The larvae have a black head with a yellow collar and the body is greyish green with three, more or less solid, parallel lines running down the back for the length of the body, and below these a series of black spots.

Identification difficulty

Adult, Larva

Recording advice

If recording larvae, please state the host plant.

Habitat

Habitat where Willows and Poplars are present.

When to see it

May to July

Life History

Larva are associated mainly with Willow but occasionally with Aspen.

UK Status

Fairly common, with most British records coming from England.

VC55 Status

Not well recorded but thought to be fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records