Posted by Basil Crowley on 28-08-2010 00:14
#1
Has anyone any idea as to what this rather handsome sawfly, photographed on nettles (
Urtica dioica) at the Radley Lakes (Oxfordshire) in early June, might be? Apologies for the poor quality of the photo, but it was not exactly ideally posed for a good shot. Quite small. Serrations in leaf should give idea of scale. Black and white/yellow annulations on legs are less clear in this shot than in another I managed to take.
Posted by jorgen on 28-08-2010 21:42
#2
Athalia rosae, easy to recognise from the other Athalia's by the orange front and back part of the thorax.
Posted by Basil Crowley on 05-09-2010 01:58
#3
Wow! A positive id from a less-than-perfect photo. Brilliant!
Thanks Jorgen, that is most helpful.
:)