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Sawfly; Avispa portasierra
Megalodontes capitalatus
40.541, -3.68637
Field Notes
Description:
Male. The genus name is due to its big mandible. Megalodontes species are quite rare sawflies with a shiny black body and narrow pale yellow stripes on the abdomen. The head is large, the antennae are pectinate,with flaps on the underside, and the wings are reddish. Flat-bodied and fast-flying, mainly in sunshine. Larvae have no prolegs and live in communal webs on umbellifers.
Habitat:
Sleeping on a Rockrose flower. Holm oak forest
Notes:
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 2, 2014
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