Cimbex luteus (Linnaeus, 1758)

giant willow sawfly

Cimbex luteus: larva on Salix spec.

Salix spec., Belgium, prov. Namur, Couvin, 2.vii.2018 © Stéphane Claerebout

on Populus, Salix

parasite

Larvae free on the leaves.

host plants

Salicaceae, oligophagous

Populus tremula; Salix alba, caprea, cinerea, x fragilis.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Cimbex lutea.

references

Beneš & Holuša (2015a), Chevin (1987), Hoop (1983a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Schwarz (2000a), Taeger (1998a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).