Maryland Biodiversity Project - Purslane Sawfly (Schizocerella pilicornis)

Purslane Sawfly Schizocerella pilicornis (Holmgren, 1868)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hymenoptera > Family Argidae > Genus Schizocerella Purslane Sawfly - Schizocerella pilicornis - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/9677

Relationships:

Larvae mine leaves of purslane (Portulaca oleracea)(BugGuide).

Records:

There are 4 records in the project database.

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Seasonality:

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A male Purslane Sawfly in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/1/2011). Determined by Dave Smith/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 40543 - Psn: 40)

A male Purslane Sawfly in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/1/2011). Determined by Dave Smith/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Leaf mines of Purslane Sawflies on Little Hogweed in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/28/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 40544 - Psn: 100)

Leaf mines of Purslane Sawflies on Little Hogweed in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/28/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Purslane Sawfly in Harford Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Sara Rall, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 459305 - Psn: 176)

Purslane Sawfly in Harford Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Sara Rall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sara Rall via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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