Species Arge coccinea

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Food · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)

Family Argidae (Argid Sawflies)

Genus Arge

Species coccinea (Arge coccinea)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1804 by Johan Christian Fabricius as Hylotoma coccinea

Explanation of Names

coccinea is Latin for "scarlet"

Food

Larva feed on Rhus (sumac).

Internet References

Insects of Cedar Creek

Systema piezatorum secundum ordines, genera, species. p.24 Fabricius' original description of the species (in Latin)

Contributed by tom murray on 23 November, 2005 - 8:40pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Chuck Entz
Last updated 30 August, 2009 - 11:17pm

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