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Definition of Sawfly

Sawfly
Sawfly Saw"fly`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinid[ae]. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larv[ae] resemble those of Lepidoptera.

Meaning of Sawfly from wikipedia

- sawfly can cause substantial damage to economic forestry, while others such as the iris sawfly are major pests in horticulture. Outbreaks of sawfly larvae...
- The English name gooseberry sawfly refers to at least three species of sawfly: Nematus ribesii, the common gooseberry sawfly or imported currentworm Nematus...
- 1989 – willow oak sawfly Arge rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) Arge sauteri (Enslin, 1911) Arge sca****ris (Klug, 1814) – elm argid sawfly Arge scita (Mocsary...
- While closely related to wasps, sawflies lack both the narrow waists and stings of wasps. Although the adults of this sawfly species are not often seen, the...
- The common pine sawfly, Diprion pini, is a sawfly species in the family Diprionidae. It is a serious pest of economic forestry, capable of defoliating...
- Red-headed pine sawfly or redheaded pine sawfly is a common name for several insects and may refer to: Acantholyda erythrocephala, native to Europe and...
- Aproceros leucopoda, the elm zigzag sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Argidae native to eastern Asia in China and ****an. It is an invasive species...
- Lepidopteran caterpillars can be differentiated from sawfly larvae by: the numbers of pairs of pro-legs; sawfly larvae have 6 or more pairs while caterpillars...
- Each kind of sawfly attacks particular parts of the spruce as larvae during different times of the year. The yellow-headed spruce sawfly, Pikonema alaskensis...
- Hoplocampa testudinea, the apple sawfly or European apple sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. It is native to Europe but has...