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Athalia rosae Whoops - I figured I'd add this for Den Alerdinck, but already had it uploaded before and this is no improvement over the earlier images ... oh well, I'll leave it here anyway now *rolleyes* ... Alerdinck,Allantinae,Athalia,Athalia rosae,Geotagged,Hymenoptera,Netherlands,Symphyta,Tenthredinidae,Tenthredinoidea,Turnip sawfly,nl: Knollenbladwesp Click/tap to enlarge

Athalia rosae

Whoops - I figured I'd add this for Den Alerdinck, but already had it uploaded before and this is no improvement over the earlier images ... oh well, I'll leave it here anyway now *rolleyes* ...

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  1. Please do leave it up, it shows a somewhat different angle. Plus a photo does not need to improve upon existing photos. Posted 5 years ago

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The turnip sawfly is a typical sawfly with dark green or blackish 18–25  mm long larvae that feed on plants of the brassica family, and can sometimes be a pest. It winters below the ground, emerging in early summer as a 7–8 mm adult with a mainly orange body and a black head. The adult feeds on nectar.

The turnip sawfly was found to result in diploid males and females after sister-brother matings. This differs from normal haplodiploid hymenoptera and after a further cross causing.. more

Species identified by Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Oct 14, 2019. Captured in Den Alerdinckweg 2A, 8055 PE Laag Zuthem, Netherlands.