Biology:Arge similis

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Short description: Species of insect

Arge similis
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Adult
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Larvae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Argidae
Genus: Arge
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Arge similis
(Vollenhoven, 1860)

Arge similis, common name azalea argid sawfly, is an insect species from the family Argidae.[1] The species was originally described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven.[2][3][4]

Anatomy

A. similis is a solitary and phytophagous sawfly.[5] This stale-blue sawfly has a length about 10 millimetres, with a hairy head. It has a dark-blue colour and its head is covered with short hair. Its face has two grooves on both sides, with a protruding comb in between. This comb divides in two at the end. The wings are brownish black, with blueish-black veins. The wings are without dots, which distinguishes it from its look-a-like, Cibdela janthina.[2]

The species was described from four female samples which are part of the collection of the Natural History Museum, Leiden and collected by Philipp Franz von Siebold in Japan .[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2860905 entry