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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...
- 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...
- Parna is a genus of sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae. There are at least seven described species in Parna, found in Europe and Asia. These seven species...
- wheat stem sawfly, is a slow flying, yellow and black coloured, destructive pest found mainly in western North America. Wheat stem sawflies grow to a length...
- Manufacturer designation: 4K75 DoD designation: SS-N-8 Mod 1 ASCC designation: "Sawfly" SALT designation: RSM-40 Submarine: Delta I and Delta II Total M****: 32...
- White pine sawfly may refer to two pine sawfly species, whose larvae feed on the white pine: Diprion similis Neodiprion pinetum This disambiguation page...
- 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...
- 1989 – willow oak sawfly Arge rustica (Linnaeus, 1758) Arge sauteri (Enslin, 1911) Arge sca****ris (Klug, 1814) – elm argid sawfly Arge scita (Mocsary...
- Cladius is a genus of common sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae. There are about 17 described species in Cladius. These 17 species belong to the genus...