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Species Abia aenea

Possible sawfly (Cimbicid?) - Abia aenea

Sawfly [Abia? lonicerae??] ID Request - Abia aenea

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 Cimbicidae (Cimbicid Sawflies)

Genus Abia

Species aenea (Abia aenea)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Abia lonicerae (Linnaeus, 1758) [misidentification]

Explanation of Names

Abia aenea (Klug, 1820)

Identification

Distinguished from other species in our area by the presence of an inner tooth on the tarsal claw, which is about as long as the outer tooth.

Range

eastern US (NY south to MD, west to OH); introduced from Europe(1)

Food

Larvae feed on honeysuckle (Lonicera) foliage

Remarks

First found in NY, I believe, and the first records I have for MD and VA are around 1965; spread quite a bit east and south since. --Dave Smith

Print References

Goulet, Henri; Smith, David R.; & Matson, Tanner A. (2022). Identity of the North American Adventive Abia Species (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 124(2): 362–366. (Full text)

Internet References

BOLD Systems - A. lonicerae

BOLD Systems - A. aenea

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico Karl V. Krombein, Paul D. Hurd, Jr., David R. Smith, and B. D. Burks. 1979. Smithsonian Institution Press.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 30 August, 2009 - 9:37pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Robert H. Biagi, PaleoJon
Last updated 19 April, 2024 - 2:03am

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