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Elm Argid Sawfly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/11/2017).
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Jim Brighton.
Elm Argid Sawfly larvae in , Maryland (8/22/2013).
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Thomas Wilson.
Elm Argid Sawfly larvae in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/9/2019).
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Josh Emm.
Elm Argid Sawfly larva in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/22/2013).
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Thomas Wilson.
Source: Wikipedia
Elm argid sawfly | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Argidae |
Genus: | Arge |
Species: | A. scapularis
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Binomial name | |
Arge scapularis J. C. F. Klug, 1814
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Arge scapularis or elm argid sawfly is a sawfly in the family Argidae.[1] It is found across North America and commonly infests elm trees. The name "scapularis" refers to the insect's distinctive so-called "shoulder blades".[2]
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Early larvae on an American Elm leaf
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Larvae
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Adult female
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Adult male
References
[edit]- ^ "Entity Display : Arge scapularis". ecoport.org. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Species Arge scapularis - Elm Argid Sawfly - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2017-02-13.