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Geum Sawfly - Claremontia waldheimii

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Geum Sawfly Geum Sawfly - Claremontia waldheimii dylan Laundry Lane 29 Apr 2023, 6:31 p.m. 29 Apr 2023, 1:52 p.m.
Geum Sawfly Geum Sawfly - Claremontia waldheimii dylan Laundry Lane 29 Apr 2023, 6:31 p.m. 29 Apr 2023, 1:52 p.m.
Geum Sawfly Geum Sawfly - Claremontia waldheimii dylan Laundry Lane 29 Apr 2023, 6:31 p.m. 29 Apr 2023, 1:52 p.m.
Geum Sawfly Geum Sawfly - Claremontia waldheimii dylan Laundry Lane 29 Apr 2023, 6:31 p.m. 29 Apr 2023, 1:52 p.m.
Geum Sawfly Geum Sawfly - Claremontia waldheimii dylan Laundry Lane 29 Apr 2023, 6:31 p.m. 29 Apr 2023, 1:53 p.m.
Geum Sawfly Geum Sawfly - Claremontia waldheimii dylan Laundry Lane 29 Apr 2023, 6:31 p.m. 29 Apr 2023, 1:54 p.m.

Species Description

Scattered but rare and local in England and Wales. It is probably under-recorded given the food-plant's status. Habitat includes: Anywhere with the food plant e.g. gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, woodland, hedge-banks, scrub, roadside verges, wasteland, wetlands, stream-sides etc. Flight period: May to June. Food plant: Geum's (Wood Avens, Water Avens and cultivars). Length: 5.5 - 6.5 mm.

Useful Links:

The Sawflies (Symphyta) of Britain and Ireland

Plant Parasites of Europe leafminers, galls and fungi

The Ecology of Commanster

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