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Metallus lanceolatus (C. G. Thomson, 1870) [Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae] Blennocampa lanceolatusC. G. Thomson, 1870 Metallus bensoni D. R. Smith, 1971 Fenusa gei Brischke, 1883 Metallus lanceolatus (C. G. Thomson, 1870)

Leaf mine: A full depth blotch. Frass black and plentiful (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: Outside the mine (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Geum     British leafminers Geum aleppicum   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Geum x `Borisii' Dwarf Avens Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Geum urbanum Wood Avens Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Bivoltine: summer & early autumn (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Local (British leafminers). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia - East, Slovakia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Also recorded in the Nearctic region (van Achterberg in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 01-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin