Hemichroa australis

Hemichroa australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Symphyta
Superfamily:	Tenthredinoidea
Family:	Tenthredinidae
Genus:	Hemichroa
Species:	H. australis
Binomial name
	Hemichroa australis; (Serville, 1823)
Synonyms
	Tenthredo alni Linnaeus, 1767 ; Hemichroa alni ; Tenthredo australis Serville, 1823 ; Tenthredo luctuosa nomen oblitum Hill, 1773 ;

Hemichroa australis is a species of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae.^[2]

Description

Hemichroa australis can reach a length of about 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). Head and thorax are bright red, while the mesopleuron and the abdomen are shiny black.^[3]

This sawfly is similar to Hemichroa crocea, which has a bright orange abdomen and legs.

Larvae feed on alder (Alnus species) and birch (Betula species).^[4]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe.^[5]

References

^ Atlas, NBN. "Hemichroa australis - NBN Atlas - NBN Atlas". data.nbn.org.uk.
^ ondrej.zicha(at)gmail.com, Ondrej Zicha. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.
^ "INSECTES14-51". aramel.free.fr.
^ "Hemichroa australis (Serville, 1823) (a sawfly)". www.bioinfo.org.uk.
^ "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org.

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[1] Atlas, NBN. "Hemichroa australis - NBN Atlas - NBN Atlas". data.nbn.org.uk.

[2] rej.zicha(at)gmail.com, Ondrej Zicha. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.

[3] "INSECTES14-51". aramel.free.fr.

[4] "Hemichroa australis (Serville, 1823) (a sawfly)". www.bioinfo.org.uk.

[5] "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org.

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