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Berberis sawfly

Arge berberidis Schrank, 1802

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The berberis sawfly (Arge berberidis) is a species in the family Argidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the berberis sawfly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the berberis sawfly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the berberis sawfly as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.

  1. United Kingdominvasive

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the berberis sawfly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the berberis sawfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyArgidae
  6. genusArge
  7. SpeciesArge berberidis Schrank, 1802

Synonyms Hylotoma berberidis

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Barberry FusehornEnglish
  • pilatěnka dřišťálováCzech
  • BerberisbladhvepsDanish
  • Berberitzen-BlattwespeGerman
  • ハサミルリチュウレンジJapanese
  • Obnażacz berberysowyPolish
  • Пилильщик барбарисовыйRussian
  • piliaročka dráčováSlovak
  • BerberitzenblattwespeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the berberis sawfly

Other species in the same genus Arge.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the berberis sawfly an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the berberis sawfly as invasive in 1 country: United Kingdom. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.

What kind of animal is the berberis sawfly?

The berberis sawfly (Arge berberidis) belongs to the family Argidae in the order Hymenoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Berberis sawfly (Arge berberidis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/berberis-sawfly

MLA

“Berberis sawfly (Arge berberidis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/berberis-sawfly.

BibTeX
@misc{berberis_sawfly_2026,
  title = {Berberis sawfly (Arge berberidis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/berberis-sawfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}