Biology:Hemichroa australis
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Short description: Species of sawfly
| Hemichroa australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Tenthredinidae |
| Genus: | Hemichroa |
| Species: | H. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemichroa australis (Serville, 1823)
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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". https://data.nbn.org.uk/Taxa/NHMSYS0020481232.
- ↑ Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id63279/.
- ↑ "INSECTES14-51". http://aramel.free.fr/INSECTES14-51.shtml.
- ↑ "Hemichroa australis (Serville, 1823) (a sawfly)". http://www.bioinfo.org.uk/html/Hemichroa_australis.htm.
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea". http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=355332.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14582509 entry
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