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Species Ametastegia equiseti

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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 Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
Subfamily Allantinae
Tribe Empriini
Genus Ametastegia
Species equiseti (Ametastegia equiseti)
Explanation of Names
Ametastegia equiseti (Fallén 1808)
Size
♀ 6.4-6.8 mm, ♂ 5.4-5.7 mm(1)
Range
most of the Holarctic Region; in NA, south to w. NC in the east and to OR in the west(1)
Food
Larvae feed on Rumex in NA and several other hosts in Europe(1)
Works Cited
1.Nearctic sawflies. IV. Allantinae: Adults and larvae (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)
Smith D.R. 1979. Agricultural Research Service, USDA Technical Bulletin No. 1595. 172 pp.