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Species Neoptilia malvacearum - Hollyhock Sawfly

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon ("Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)
Family Argidae (Argid Sawflies)
Subfamily Sterictiphorinae
Genus Neoptilia
Species malvacearum (Hollyhock Sawfly)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Neoptilia malvacearum (Cockerell)
Orig. Comb: Nematoneura malvacearum Cockerell 1894
Explanation of Names
malvacearum = 'of Malvaceae' (the host plant family)
Range
AZ, NM, and along Rio Grande to s. TX / n. Mex. (1) - the most common and widely dist. Neoptilia in the U.S.
Food
hosts: Malvaceae, incl. Desert Mallow (Sphaeralcea), Hollyhock (Alcea rosea), Malvastrum and Malva (1)
Print References
Smith D.R. 1971. Nearctic sawflies of the genera Neoptilia Ashmead, Schizocerella Forsius, Aprosthema Konow, and Sphacophilus Provancher (Hymenoptera: Argidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 97: 537-594. (JSTOR) (1)
Internet References
Species profile (Klingaman 2006-2013)