Tree Guide: Elder

Elder Sambucus nigra

 Deciduous

15 metres tall

Leaves to 9cm long; compound with 2-4 opposite pairs

Flat, umbrella-like clusters of creamy white flowers

Tiny black berries in early autumn

Anania coronata

Forewing length 11-13mm

Adults late May-September

Overwinter as a larva

V-Pug

Chloroclystis v-ata

Forewing length 8-11mm

Adults May-late August

Larva June-early October

Overwinters as a pupa

Rhagium mordax

               Length 13-23mm
              
Adults May-July

             (feed on nectar and pollen)

              Larva under dead bark