Biology:Arge scapularis

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Short description: Species of sawfly

Elm argid sawfly
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Argidae
Genus: Arge
Species:
A. scapularis
Binomial name
Arge scapularis
J. C. F. Klug, 1814

Arge scapularis or elm argid sawfly is a sawfly in the family Argidae.[1] It is found across North America and commonly infests elm trees. The name "scapularis" refers to the insect's distinctive so-called "shoulder blades".[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4789224 entry