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Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly - Aglaostigma aucupariae

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Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly - Aglaostigma aucupariae dylan Laundry Lane 15 Apr 2023, 7:56 p.m. 15 Apr 2023, 5:16 p.m.
Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly - Aglaostigma aucupariae dylan Laundry Lane 15 Apr 2023, 7:56 p.m. 15 Apr 2023, 5:15 p.m.
Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly - Aglaostigma aucupariae dylan Laundry Lane 15 Apr 2023, 7:56 p.m. 15 Apr 2023, 5:15 p.m.
Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly - Aglaostigma aucupariae dylan Laundry Lane 15 Apr 2023, 7:56 p.m. 15 Apr 2023, 5:16 p.m.
Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly - Aglaostigma aucupariae dylan Laundry Lane 15 Apr 2023, 7:56 p.m. 15 Apr 2023, 5:16 p.m.
Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly Dark-vented Bedstraw Sawfly - Aglaostigma aucupariae dylan Laundry Lane 15 Apr 2023, 7:56 p.m. 15 Apr 2023, 5:16 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout England, Wales and around Edinburgh; rare elsewhere. Habitat includes: Anywhere with the food plant in places such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, hedgerows, field margins, roadside verges, coasts, wasteland etc. Food plant: Bedstraws (Galium). Flight period: March to June. Length: 7 - 9 mm.

Useful Links:

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Steven Falk

The Sawflies (Symphyta) of Britain and Ireland

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