Maryland Biodiversity Project - Rose Shoot Sawfly (Phylloecus trimaculatus)

Rose Shoot Sawfly Phylloecus trimaculatus (Say, 1824)

Synonyms: Hartigia trimaculata.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hymenoptera > Family Cephidae > Genus Phylloecus Rose Shoot Sawfly - Phylloecus trimaculatus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/15155

Flies in spring and summer in the eastern U.S.

Larvae bore into stems of plants in the Rose family, especially Rosa and Rubus.

There are 4 records in the project database.

Rose Shoot Sawfly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Rose Shoot Sawfly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

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