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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Cimbicid Sawflies (Cimbicidae) » Abia » Abia aenea
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What am I? - Abia aenea
Copyright © 2007 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

What am I? - Abia aenea
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
April 30, 2007

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Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 30 April, 2007 - 6:04pm
Last updated 30 August, 2009 - 10:00pm

Moved
Moved from Abia lonicerae.
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 30 August, 2009 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Zaraea.
… Charley Eiseman, 30 August, 2009 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

Abia lonicerae (L.)
The only Abia found in this area and quite common in April. Larvae do feed on Lonicera.
… Dave Smith, 30 August, 2009 - 6:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
Dave. Is this a native species?
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 30 August, 2009 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

 
An introduced species
From Europe. First found in NY, I believe, and the first records I have for MD and VA are around 1965. Its spread quite a bit east and south since.
… Dave Smith, 31 August, 2009 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cimbicid Sawflies.
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 29 May, 2007 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Winged Insects.
… Keith Bayless, 16 May, 2007 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

Cimbicidae: Cimbex
Cimbicidae: Cimbex
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 30 April, 2007 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Makes sense
as the woodland that has grown on top of the garbage and incinerator ash in this section of the park is dominated by Ulmus pumila and parvifolia.
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 30 April, 2007 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

 
On second thought... methinks
On second thought... methinks this is in Zaraea
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 30 April, 2007 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Host
What plant does Zaraea associate with? The guidepage for that genus doesn't say.
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 30 April, 2007 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Honeysuckle.
Well, at least one species of Zaraea feeds on honeysuckle. Can't comment on the others I suppose.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 April, 2007 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Still
Would make sense considering this same woodland area contains abundant Lonicera japonica.
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 1 May, 2007 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

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