Arge ochropus (Gmelin, 1790)
rose sawfly
on Rosa
Rosa spec., UK, Norfolk, Downham Market. 15.vii.2022 © Rob Edmunds
parasite
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 ochropa; Arge rosae auct.
references
Anagnou–Veroniki, Papaioannou–Souliotis, Karanstasi & Giannopolitis (2008a), Benson (1961a), Bolu, Aslan & Maral (2021a), Buhr (1965a), Chevin (1972a), Gyurkovics & Haris (2012a), Haris (2009a), Hoop (1983a), Liston & Späth (2008a), Macek (2012c), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Pschorn-Walcher & Taeger (1995), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Schwarz (2004a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).