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Species of sawfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hemichroa australis is a species of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae.[2]
Hemichroa australis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Tenthredinidae |
Genus: | Hemichroa |
Species: | H. australis |
Binomial name | |
Hemichroa australis (Serville, 1823) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
This species can be found in most of Europe.[5]
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