Curled Rose Sawfly - Allantus cinctus
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Species Description
Widespread and fairly frequent in England but less so elsewhere. Habitat includes: gardens, parks, allotments, cemeteries, hedgerows, woodland rides, roadside verges, scrub etc. Flight period: May to August. Length 6 - 9 mm. Diet: Adults eat small insects, larvae feed on the leaves of wild and cultivated roses and strawberry. Other names include: Banded Rose Spindler.
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The Sawflies (Symphyta) of Britain and Ireland