Monostegia is a genus of sawfly. The authority is based on the description by Achille Costa and Oronzio Costa, although earlier work grants this to Fabricius 1798., though the most common species, M. abdominalis, bears the authority of Fabricius.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Loosestrife Sawfly being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Apethymus filiformis
- Phymatoceropsis sibiricola
- Tenthredo rubricoxis
- Apethymus serotinus
- Ametastegia equiseti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Tenthredinidae
- Genus
- Monostegia
- Species
- Monostegia abdominalis
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