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Family Diprionidae - Conifer Sawflies

Red-headed Pine Sawfly - Neodiprion lecontei Conifer sawfly Red-Headed Pine Sawfly (Neodiprion lecontei) - Neodiprion lecontei Empty pupa case European Pine Sawfly - Neodiprion sertifer - Neodiprion sertifer White Pine Sawfly? - Neodiprion European spruce sawfly - Gilpinia hercyniae Small Sawfly? - Neodiprion
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)
Family Diprionidae (Conifer Sawflies)
Numbers
Nearctica lists 45 species in 6 genera.
Size
Most are 12 mm or less.
Identification
Antennae with 13 or more segments. The antennae are serrated in the female and pectinate or bipectinate in males.
Food
Larvae feed on conifers and can do considerable damage.
Remarks
Relatively rare in the Midwest but common elsewhere.
Print References
(1)page 649.
(2)
Internet References
University of Florida
Wikipedia
Symphyta photos
Works Cited
1.Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn
2.Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America
By Richard E. White, Christopher Leahy, Roger Tory Peterson
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 25 March, 2005 - 7:02pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 9 October, 2008 - 7:43am

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