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Species Atomacera debilis

sawfly - Atomacera debilis - male sawfly - Atomacera debilis - male Sawfly larva eating Desmodium sp. - Atomacera debilis Argidae, cocoonsX - Atomacera debilis Argidae, adults - Atomacera debilis - male - female Argidae, pupa on Desmodium - Atomacera debilis Tenthredinoidea - Atomacera debilis Atomacera? - Atomacera debilis
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)
Genus Atomacera
Species debilis (Atomacera debilis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Atomacera debilis Say 1836
Identification
Range
widespread in eastern North America (1)(2)
Food
Larvae feed on Desmodium. (Dr. Smith's comment here)
Life Cycle
Larva; Larvae; Pupa; Adult: