Black rose wasp

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Black rose wasp
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Black rose wasp ( Endelomyia aethiops )

Systematics
Order : Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera)
Family : Sawfly (Tenthredinidae)
Subfamily : Heterarthrinae
Tribe : Caliroini
Genre : Endelomyia
Type : Black rose wasp
Scientific name
Endelomyia aethiops
( Gmelin , 1790)
Dorsal view, the veins clearly visible

The black rose wasp ( Endelomyia aethiops ) is a plant wasp from the family of the real sawfly (Tenthredinidae). In English, the species bears the name rose slug ("rose snail") based on its host plants and the appearance of the larvae .

features

The adult sawfly are 4–5 mm long. The adults have a black basic color. The wings have a dark wing mark . The tibiae are predominantly whitish in color. The yellowish-green larvae have an orange head. They reach a body length of 10–15 mm.

distribution

Endelomyia aethiops is native to the Palearctic . The species is widespread in Europe. It was introduced into North America and is now also widespread there.

Way of life

The larvae of the plant wasps feed on the leaves of various roses ( Rosa ), in particular field rose ( Rosa arvensis ) and dog rose ( Rosa canina ). In doing so, they cause scraping on the upper side of the leaf, so that the leaves are partially "skeletonized". In autumn, the larvae bury themselves in the ground, where they pupate and hibernate. The adult plant wasps appear in the following spring from the end of March. Reproduction is mainly parthenogenic . The eggs are laid from May. A single egg is laid per rose petal. The larvae can then be observed from the end of June.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin as Tenthredo aethiops Gmelin in 1790.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Species Endelomyia aethiops - Roseslug . bugguide.net. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c ARBOFUX - diagnosis database for woody plants - rose wasp . Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b c Endelomyia aethiops in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 25, 2019
  4. ↑ Endelomyia aethiops (Gmelin, 1790) (Rose Slug Sawfly, Rose Slugworm, Rose Skeletoniser) . www.bioinfo.org.uk. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

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