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Species Gilpinia hercyniae - European Spruce Sawfly

Diprionidae ? - Gilpinia hercyniae - female

Small Bee at UV lamp - Gilpinia hercyniae

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon ("Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps)

Family Diprionidae (Conifer Sawflies)

Genus Gilpinia

Species hercyniae (European Spruce Sawfly)

Explanation of Names

Gilpinia hercyniae (Hartig 1837)

Range

native to Europe, adventive in NA

Life Cycle

Larva | Pupa | Adult

Internet References

Fact sheet (anon. 2011)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Forest invasive alien species (Canadian Forest Service)

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 23 November, 2008 - 8:47pm
Additional contributions by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, v belov
Last updated 6 April, 2013 - 5:27pm

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