Turnip Sawfly Athalia rosae – Nature Journeys

Athalia rosae – I see a lot of these brightly coloured sawflies in the garden. They enjoy their leisure time and spend a lot of it just sitting about on lush green leaves in the flowerbeds. They grow up to around 8mm (5/16in) long, and love feeding on nectar from a range of flowers. The larva feeds on cruciferous plants where it can be a pest. Double-click the images if you wanna get closer.

03/20 by Peter Hillman Categories: Insect Macro, Insects, Macro Photography, SawfliesTags: Insect Macro, Insects, Nature, Nature Photography, Sawflies, Turnip Sawfly Athalia rosae, Wildlife Photography 9 Comments

Athalia rosae

This is quite a small but very distinctive sawfly which I regularly see around my back garden. Brightly orange body and legs, a black head, black markings on the thorax and along one side of the wings.