Species Arge humeralis - Poison Ivy Sawfly

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Food · Remarks · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon ("Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)

Family Argidae (Argid Sawflies)

Genus Arge

Species humeralis (Poison Ivy Sawfly)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1809 by Palisot de Beauvois as Tenthredo humeralis

Food

Larva feeds on poison ivy, Toxicodendron (Rhus) radicans, and related species.

Remarks

Red spot on thorax is not always present

Internet References

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Insects of Cedar Creek

Contributed by tom murray on 23 November, 2005 - 8:49pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Chuck Entz, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 6 May, 2010 - 5:17am

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