''Arge ochropus'', the rose sawfly, is a species belonging to the family
Argidae
Argidae is a large family of sawflies, containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae are phytophagous, and commonly can be found feeding (and often pupating) in groups, though very few attain pest status.
The ...
subfamily
Arginae
Arginae is a subfamily of argid sawflies in the family Argidae
Argidae is a large family of sawflies, containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae are phytophagous, and commonly can be found feeding (and of ...
.
Description
![Argidae - Arge ochropus-1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Argidae_-_Arge_ochropus-1.jpg)
The adults grow up to long and can be encountered from April to May.
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The head and thorax are black, while the abdomen and wings are reddish orange. The larvae are yellow and bristly with black markings.
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This species is very similar to ''
Athalia rosae'' (
Tenthredinidae
Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera. Larvae are herbivores and typically feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem ...
), but in ''Arge ochropus'' the antennae are composed of three sections, the third of which is greatly elongated, while in ''Athalia rosae'' the antennae are composed of 10–11 items. ''
Arge pagana'' is mainly black above.
Distribution
This sawfly is present in
Europe
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,
Asia Minor
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, the
Caucasus
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,
Turkmenistan
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, Northern
Iran
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and Western
Siberia
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up to
Lake Baikal. It has been introduced to the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada.
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Ecology
Adults feed of nectar and pollen on ''
Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy (''Tanacetum vulgare'') is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant in the genus ''Tanacetum'' in the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world, including North America, and in ...
'', ''
Angelica sylvestris
''Angelica sylvestris'' or wild angelica is a species of flowering plant, native to Europe and central Asia. An annual or short-lived perennial growing to a maximum of , it has erect purplish stems and rounded umbels of minuscule white or pale p ...
'' and ''
Heracleum sphondylium
''Heracleum sphondylium'', commonly known as hogweed, common hogweed or cow parsnip, is a herbaceous perennial or biennial plant, in the umbelliferous family Apiaceae that includes fennel, cow parsley, ground elder and giant hogweed. It is nat ...
''. This species has two generations a year. The females lay about 16–18 eggs on the rose stems.
[ ]Larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
...
e feed on the leaves of some species of the genus ''Rosa
Rosa or De Rosa may refer to:
People
*Rosa (given name)
* Rosa (surname)
* Santa Rosa (female given name from Latin-a latinized variant of Rose)
Places
* 223 Rosa, an asteroid
*Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States
* Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, ...
'', for example ''Rosa canina
''Rosa canina'', commonly known as the dog rose, is a variable climbing, wild rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia.
Description
The dog rose is a deciduous shrub normally ranging in height from , though sometimes i ...
'', '' Rosa majalis'' and '' Rosa pimpinellifolia''.
References
External links
Biolib
Fauna Europaea
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Argidae
Insects described in 1790
Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin