Biology:Arge scapularis
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Short description: Species of sawfly
| Elm argid sawfly | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Argidae |
| Genus: | Arge |
| Species: | A. scapularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arge scapularis J. C. F. Klug, 1814
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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]
Early larvae on an American Elm leaf
Larvae
Adult female
Adult male
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4789224 entry
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