Monostegia is a genus of sawfly. The authority is based on the description by Achille Costa and Oronzio Costa,[3] although earlier work grants this to Fabricius 1798.,[4] though the most common species, M. abdominalis, bears the authority of Fabricius.
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...
A major pest is Monostegia abdominalis, a sawfly whose larvae can completely skeletonize the leaves. Gallery Larvae of Monostegia abdominalis Leaves...
violets, dogwood, and loosestrife. Larvae often pupate in fruit or wood. Monostegia abdominalis has larvae that feed on Primulaceae, and was introduced into...