Biology:Schizocerella pilicornis

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Short description: Species of sawfly

Schizocerella pilicornis
Schizocerella pilicornis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Argidae
Genus: Schizocerella
Species:
S. pilicornis
Binomial name
Schizocerella pilicornis
(Holmgren)

Schizocerella pilicornis, commonly known as the purslane sawfly or portulaca sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Argidae.[1][2][3][4] The larva is a leaf miner on Common Purslane.

References

Further reading

  • Smith, D. R. (1971). "Nearctic Sawflies of the Genera Neoptilia Ashmead, Schizocerella Forsius, Aprosthema Konow, and Sphacophilus Provancher (Hymenoptera: Argidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 97 (4): 537–594. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14452946 entry