Athalia rosae (Turnip sawfly)

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MacroLuv
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Athalia rosae (Turnip sawfly)

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Adult sawfly Athalia rosae, 6 - 8 mm length.
I've posted photographs of larva before. :D
Here you can see this sawfly on a flowering plant Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota).
If you look closely, you'll notice that each large "flower" has many small white florets with a red/purple dot in the middle.
The flowers are white to cream-white with, interestingly, a single dark red-purple floret at the center of the umbel.
The reddish flower at the center of this herb is also referred to as a drop of blood from Queen Anne (1655-1714) who pricked her finger while making lace, drawing a drop of blood.
English botanist Geoffrey Grigson suggests that the name of the plant comes not from a Queen of England but from Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary and the patron saint of lacemakers.
The origin of the name is reputed to be based upon an English legend. Supposedly, when the future Queen Anne arrived from Denmark to became the queen of King James I of England, wild carrot was still a novelty in the royal gardens. The legend states that Queen Anne challenged the ladies in waiting to a contest to see who could produce a pattern of lace as fine and lovely as the flower of the wild carrot. The ladies knew that no one could rival the queen's handiwork so it became a triumph for Anne.

Here's a poem. By Mary Leslie Newton

Queen Anne, Queen Anne, has washed her lace
(She chose a summer's day)
And hung it in a grassy place
To whiten, if it may.

Queen Anne, Queen Anne, has left it there,
And slept the dewy night;
Then waked, to find the sunshine fair,
And all the meadows white.

Queen Anne, Queen Anne, is dead and gone
(She died a summer's day),
But left her lace to whiten in
Each weed-entangled way!

I almost have forgotten to upload picture! :lol:

Image

Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 05.08.2006/10:49:30
Exposure time 1/800 s
F-number f/6.3
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm
Last edited by MacroLuv on Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
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P.S.
Noticing of my "a" and "the" and other grammar
errors are welcome. :D

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Post by Ken Ramos »

Ann interesting story there Nikola and ann equally interesting photograph. :D

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Post by beetleman »

What a big change between the larvae and adult. Super photo Nikola and thank you for all the info & folklore :wink:
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Post by MacroLuv »

Thanks guys! :D I've identified larva first. That helped me to identify sawfly later.
The meaning of beauty is in sharing with others.

P.S.
Noticing of my "a" and "the" and other grammar
errors are welcome. :D

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