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Sawflies

DateTue 2014-06-24

A pair of Macrophya montana (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) mating.  The males trail their white-banded hind legs behind them when they fly which makes them quite easy to recognise.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-06-07.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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