Pristiphora rufipes Audinet-Serville, 1823
aquilegia sawfly, columbine sawfly
on Aquilegia, Thalictrum
parasite
Larvae free on the leaves.
host plants
Ranunculaceae, oligophagous
Aquilegia atrata, caerulea, canadensis, chrysantha, flabellata, olympica, vulgaris; Thalictrum.
phenology
Several generations; hibernation as a mature larva in a solid cocoon.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Pristiphora aquilegiae (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1866).
larva
Body uniformly dull green; see Macek.
references
Liston (2011a), Lorenz & Kraus (1957a), Macek (2012c, 2016a), Prous, Kramp, Vikberg & Liston (2017a), Schedl (2003a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).