Arge berberidis Schrank, 1802
(Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)

Interactions where Arge berberidis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Berberis barberries Ranunculales: Berberidaceae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Argidae/Arge berberidis/Arge berberidisbarberry sawfly, barberry fusehornlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesliveleaf
larva larva grazes on live leaf Berberis jamesiana a garden barberry Ranunculales: Berberidaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Argidae/Arge berberidis/Arge berberidisbarberry sawfly, barberry fusehornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis jamesiana/Berberis jamesianaa garden barberryliveleaf
larva larva grazes on live leaf Berberis thunbergii Thunberg’s Barberry Ranunculales: Berberidaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Argidae/Arge berberidis/Arge berberidisbarberry sawfly, barberry fusehornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis thunbergii/Berberis thunbergiiThunberg's barberryliveleaf
larva larva grazes on live leaf Berberis vulgaris Barberry Ranunculales: Berberidaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Argidae/Arge berberidis/Arge berberidisbarberry sawfly, barberry fusehornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf
larva larva grazes on live leaf Mahonia Oregon grapes Ranunculales: Berberidaceae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Argidae/Arge berberidis/Arge berberidisbarberry sawfly, barberry fusehornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Mahonia/MahoniaOregon grapesliveleaf

Interactions where Arge berberidis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Belida angelicae a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Belida angelicae/Belida angelicaea parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Argidae/Arge berberidis/Arge berberidisbarberry sawfly, barberry fusehornlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
RHSRHS Gardening For Allwww.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)
GenusArge (a genus of sawflies)
SubfamilyARGINAE (fusehorn and twinhorn sawflies)
FamilyARGIDAE (a family of sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Halstead, A.J. 2004 Berberis Sawfly, Arge berberidis Schrank (Hymenoptera: Argidae), a pest new to Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 17(3): 131-135.
Knight, G. 2006 Recent additions to the British sawfly list Sawfly Study Group Newsletter Vol 1: 2-6.

Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Arge berberidis (Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn)
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