Cimbex femoratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

birch sawfly, buton horn sheet wasp

on Betula

Cimbex femoratus on Betula spec.

Betula spec., Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Rekem, Vallei van de Zijpbeek, 16.ix.2017 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

Cimbex femoratus on Betula spec.

detail

Cimbex femoratus on Betula spec.

the striking dorsal line

Cimbex femoratus: larva on Betula pendula

Betula pendula, Belgium, prov. Namur, Nismes, Tienne de Breumont, 12.vii.2008 © Stéphane Claerebout

Cimbex femoratus: larva on Betula pendula

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parasite

Larvae free on the plant.

host plants

Betulaceae, monophagous

Betula pendula, pubescens.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Cimbex femorata.

references

Benson (1951a), Hoop (1983a), Lorenz & Kraus (1957a), Pesarini & Turrisi (2006a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Schwarz (2000a), Taeger (1998a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).