Urocerus gigas

Urocerus gigas
Female ovipositing
(probably in Germany)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Superfamily: Siricoidea
Family: Siricidae
Genus: Urocerus
Species: U. gigas
Binomial name
Urocerus gigas
Linnaeus, 1758

The Giant Woodwasp, Banded Horntail, or Greater Horntail (Urocerus gigas) is a species of sawfly, native to the Palaearctic and North Africa. Adults are usually between 10 and 40mm (0.5 to 1.5 inches) in length.[1]

Larva

Subspecies:

Urocerus flavicornis was once considered a subspecies of gigas, but is now a separate species .

References

  1. "Giant Woodwasp- Urocerus gigas". Massnrc.org. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2014-06-18.

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