Arge ochropus (Gmelin, 1790)

rose sawfly

on Rosa

gall

eggs are deposited in a single length row on a young shoot. As the shoot becomes older and thicker, an elliptic scar remains. The larvae live freely on the leaves, feeding at the edges.

host plants

Rosaceae, monophagous

Rosa canina, centifolia, x damascena, gallica, majalis, rubiginosa, spinosissima.

synonyms

Arge rosae auct.

references

Anagnou–Veroniki, Papaioannou–Souliotis, Karanstasi & Giannopolitis (2008a), Benson (1961a), Buhr (1965a), Demirözer & Karaca (2011a), Gyurkovics & Haris (2012a), Haris (2009a), Hoop (1983a), Liston & Späth (2008a), Macek (2012c), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Schwarz (2004a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).