| Arge similis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Argidae |
| Genus: | Arge |
| Species: | A. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arge similis (Vollenhoven, 1860) | |
Arge similis, common name azalea argid sawfly, is an insect species from the family Argidae. [1] The species was originally described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven. [2] [3] [4]
A. similis is a solitary and phytophagous sawfly. [5] This stale-blue sawfly has a length about 10 millimetres, with a hairy head. It has a dark-blue colour and its head is covered with short hair. Its face has two grooves on both sides, with a protruding comb in between. This comb divides in two at the end. The wings are brownish black, with blueish-black veins. The wings are without dots, which distinguishes it from its look-a-like, Cibdela janthina . [2]
The species was described from four female samples which are part of the collection of the Natural History Museum, Leiden and collected by Philipp Franz von Siebold in Japan. [2] [3]
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