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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Argid Sawflies (Argidae) » Arge » humeralis group (Arge humeralis group) » Poison Ivy Sawfly (Arge humeralis)

Species Arge humeralis - Poison Ivy Sawfly

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Works Cited
Sawfly - Arge humeralis Poison Ivy Sawfly - Arge humeralis Arge humeralis ? - Arge humeralis - male Stumped - ant head, red body, black wings - Arge humeralis Unknown wasp (Ichneumon?) - Arge humeralis Caterpillar - Arge humeralis Pennsylvania Sawfly - Arge humeralis Poison Ivy Sawfly - Arge humeralis
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 Arge
No Taxon (humeralis group)
Species humeralis (Poison Ivy Sawfly)
Explanation of Names
Arge humeralis (Palisot de Beauvois 1809)
Size
♂ 7.0-9.0 mm, ♀ 8.0-11.0 mm(1)
Range
e. NA (NH-FL to ND-NM)(1)
Food
Larva feeds on poison ivy, Toxicodendron (Rhus) radicans, and related species (Illinois Wildflowers)
Life Cycle
Larvae; larva; adult
Remarks
Red spot on thorax may be absent
Works Cited
1.The sawfly genus Arge (Hymenoptera: Argidae) in the Western Hemisphere
Smith D.R. 1989. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 115: 83‒205.
Contributed by tom murray on 23 November, 2005 - 8:49pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Vox Sciurorum, v belov, marcie oconnor
Last updated 31 December, 2020 - 9:51am

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