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.

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

No additional images available for this species.

All NatureSpot records