Species Trichiosoma triangulum

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

Zaraea or Cimbex or Trichiosoma? - Trichiosoma triangulum

Cimbicid Sawfly - Trichiosoma triangulum

Cimbicid on Tree Trunk, Gathering_2008 - Trichiosoma triangulum

cimbicid sawfly - Trichiosoma triangulum - male

Unknown Cimbicid Sawfly - Trichiosoma triangulum

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 Cimbicidae (Cimbicid Sawflies)

Genus Trichiosoma

Species triangulum (Trichiosoma triangulum)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1837 by William Kirby as Trichiosoma triangulum

Explanation of Names

triangulum is Latin for "three-cornered, triangular" or "triangle"

Range

Alaska to Quebec in the north, California to Colorado to Pennsylvania in the south

Food

Larvae feed on leaves of Alders (Alnus), ash (Fraxinus), poplars (Populus), willows (Salix), cherries (Prunus)

Internet References

Catalog of Hymenoptera of America North of Mexico, v.1, p.27

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 23 January, 2006 - 2:44pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 6 September, 2009 - 12:32am

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