Purslane Sawfly
Schizocerella pilicornis (Holmgren, 1868)
Purslane Sawfly: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/9677
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Larvae mine leaves of purslane (Portulaca oleracea)(BugGuide).

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Schizocerella pilicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Argidae
Genus: Schizocerella
Species:
S. pilicornis
Binomial name
Schizocerella pilicornis

Schizocerella pilicornis, commonly known as the purslane sawfly or portulaca sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Argidae.[1][2][3][4] The larva is a leaf miner on Common Purslane.

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  1. ^ "Schizocerella pilicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ "Schizocerella pilicornis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "Schizocerella pilicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ "Schizocerella pilicornis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading

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  • Smith, D. R. (1971). "Nearctic Sawflies of the Genera Neoptilia Ashmead, Schizocerella Forsius, Aprosthema Konow, and Sphacophilus Provancher (Hymenoptera: Argidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 97 (4): 537–594. JSTOR 25078025.