Nematus lipovskyi Smith, 1974

azalea sawfly

on Rhododendron

parasite

Larvae free on the leaves.

host plants

Ericaceae, monophagous

Rhododendron luteum, molle.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as fully grown larva.

distribution within Europe

North American species, found in the Czech Republic in 2010.

larva

See Macek & Šípek.

references

Looney, Smith, Collman, ao (2016a), Macek & Šípek (2015a).