Arge pagana
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Arge pagana. Dorsal view | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Symphyta |
Family: | Argidae |
Genus: | Arge |
Species: | A. pagana
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Binomial name | |
Arge pagana (Panzer, 1798)
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Arge pagana is a sawfly in the family Argidae. It is known by the name "large rose sawfly" although the related species Arge ochropus is also known by this name.
Subspecies
- Arge pagana pagana (Panzer, 1798) [2]
- Arge pagana stephensii (Leach, 1817) [3] (British Isles)
Distribution
This species can be found in the Palearctic realm.[4]
Description
Arge pagana can reach a length of about 1 cm. Wings and veins on the wings are black, often with blue metallic sheen. Pronotum and legs are also black. Its most conspicuous feature is a large rounded yellow abdomen. It has a black head and thorax and the legs are largely black. Larvae reach about 25 mm and are pale green with black dots and a yellow head.[5]
Biology
The eggs are laid on
The pupal period is very short. Adults feed on nectar and pollen from
Gallery
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A. p. stephensii, Oxfordshire. laying eggs, the ovipositor can just be seen between the rear legs.
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Scar on the shoot of rose after the hatching of eggs
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Larva
References
External links
- A.Ramel LES TENTHREDES (in French)
- la TENTHRÈDE du ROSIER (Arge pagana) (in French)