Tenthredo crassa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Tenthredo |
| Species: | T. crassa
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| Binomial name | |
| Tenthredo crassa Scopoli, 1763
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Tenthredo crassa is a sawfly species belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (common sawflies).[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]This species can be found in most of Europe.[2] These sawflies inhabit meadows, edges of forests, hills and mountainous areas, at an elevation up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level.[3][4][5]
Description
[edit | edit source]Tenthredo crassa can reach a length of about 14–18 millimetres (0.55–0.71 in).[4][6] These large sawflies have a black head, thorax and abdomen, with black femurs, yellowish tibiae and tarsi. Antennae are black, with white three final segments. The mandibles are whitish at the base. The wings are dark yellow along the outer edge, blackened at the apical third.[4][3][5]
Biology
[edit | edit source]Adults can be found from May to August, feeding on inflorescence of Apiaceae. Larves are monophagic feeding on Angelica species.[4][5]
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Mating pair
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References
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External links
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