Genus Atomacera

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Works Cited

Hibiscus Sawfly Larva - Atomacera decepta

black and orange sawfly - Atomacera decepta

Neoptilia malvacearum larva - Atomacera decepta

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 Atomacera

Numbers

3 species (1)

Remarks

Nearctica.com lists the species as debilis, decepta and ebena.

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 27 June, 2004 - 6:35pm

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