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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Cimbicid Sawflies (Cimbicidae) » Abia » Abia fasciata
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Bee? Fly? - Abia fasciata
Copyright © 2011 Ken Sproule

Bee? Fly? - Abia fasciata
Lower Don Valley, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 2, 2010
Size: approx. 1 cm
On Poison Ivy
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Contributed by Ken Sproule on 30 August, 2011 - 6:53pm
Last updated 9 September, 2011 - 11:47pm

Moved
Moved from Abia.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 September, 2011 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

Cimbicidae
Abia fasciata (Linnaeus). An introduced spcies currently known only from Canada.
… Dave Smith, 9 September, 2011 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Abia vs. Zaraea
Some sources call this Zaraea fasciata instead of Abia fasciata. Is there any reason to prefer one name over the other?
… John F. Carr, 10 September, 2011 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

 
Abia
is now the correct name. Zaraea is a synonym of Abia.
… Dave Smith, 10 September, 2011 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 6 September, 2011 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Cimbicid, I think. Maybe Abia?



The experts will be able to say for sure.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 August, 2011 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ken, it seems like a g
Thanks Ken, it seems like a good match.
… Ken Sproule, 6 September, 2011 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

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