sawfly

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Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs
{n} a genus of flies with a serrated mouth
insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidæ
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 larvæ resemble those of Lepidoptera
Any of numerous, widely distributed insect species in five families (superfamily Tenthredinoidea, order Hymenoptera). Typical sawflies (family Tenthredinidae) are often brightly coloured and are commonly found on flowers; the North American pear slug eats pear, cherry, and plum leaves. The larvae of many species in the other four families also damage trees. Argid sawflies (family Argidae) feed on rose bushes and willow, oak, and birch trees. The North American elm sawfly (family Cimbicidae) feeds on elm and willow. The North American conifer sawflies (family Diprionidae) are common, sometimes serious pests of coniferous trees. The pergid sawflies (family Pergidae) consist of a single genus in South America and Australia
{i} insect whose female has a saw-like egg-laying organ
sawflies
tenthredinidae
wheat sawfly
A small European sawfly (Cephus pygmæus) whose larva does great injury to wheat by boring in the stalks
wheat sawfly
Pachynematus extensicornis, whose larvæ feed chiefly on the blades of wheat; called also grass sawfly
wheat sawfly
arvensis, whose larvæ injure the stems or heads of wheat
wheat sawfly
sericeus and D
wheat sawfly
Any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus, as D
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