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Black-sided Wasp-sawfly (Tenthreda zona) This is a scarce UK species I was watching intently as it groomed itself, when a good-sized St Mark&#039;s fly strayed too close and paid the ultimate price, seen in this video in slow-motion.<br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uNMrip97MHk?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Geotagged,Spring,Tenthreda zona,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Black-sided Wasp-sawfly (Tenthreda zona)

This is a scarce UK species I was watching intently as it groomed itself, when a good-sized St Mark's fly strayed too close and paid the ultimate price, seen in this video in slow-motion.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Valuable footage as always! Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Philip Booker's profile
    Philip Booker
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    Fort some reason I never really thought of Sawflies as major predators, but this fella certainly got stuck in. Posted 4 years ago

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The Tenthreda zona

Tenthreda zona is a sawfly in the Tenthreda genus.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Philip Booker

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Uploaded May 14, 2021. Captured May 10, 2021 16:56 in Braypool Ln, Brighton BN1, UK.
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  • DSC-RX10M4
  • f/4.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO100
  • 220mm