Arge ustulata is a species of Hymenoptera from the Argidae family.
| Arge ustulata | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Latin name | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arge ustulata ( Linnaeus , 1758 ) |
Content
Description
View length of 7-10 millimeters.
Distribution
Distributed in the Palearctic region . [one]
Ecology
Adults feed on nectar and pollen from common hogweed ( Heracleum sphondylium ). Larvae feed on the leaves of some species of the genus willow ( Salix ), birch ( Betula ), hawthorn ( Crataegus ) [2] and mountain ash ( Sorbus ), for example, goat willow ( Salix caprea ), fluffy birch ( Betula pubescens ), and mountain ash ( Sorbus aucuparia ) and hawthorn monoecious ( Crataegus monogyna ). [one]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Distribution and nutrition on funet.fi
- ↑ BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Archived March 21, 2008.