Sawflies are wasp -like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, alongside ants, bees, and wasps. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plants where they lay their eggs.

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Adult sawflies are small, stout-bodied, non-stinging wasp-like insects, although they are seldom noticed in the landscape. Sawfly larvae are more commonly seen than adult sawflies. They look similar to butterfly and moth caterpillars. They differ from each other in the number of prolegs—the fleshy, leg-like projections on the abdomen.

sawfly, (superfamily Tenthredinoidea), any of a large group of widely distributed insects that are thought to be the most primitive group within the order Hymenoptera. Adults are wasplike in appearance, although they do not have a constricted “waist” between the thorax and abdomen.

2024年7月1日 · Sawflies are a group of insects related to bees and wasps. They get their name from the shape of their egg-laying body part, which looks like a saw. Although they are non-stinging, this saw-like ovipositor resembles a stinger. Sawfly larvae closely resemble caterpillars.

2019年11月4日 · They're often described as stingless wasps. They get their common name from the female's ovipositor, which unfolds like a jackknife. It functions like a saw blade, allowing …

2024年1月5日 · Most sawfly larvae feed externally on tree/shrub foliage; some mine leaves, a few form galls. Some bore in stems (Cephidae), fruits, or wood (horntail and woodwasp larvae), and in those legs are reduced or absent. Orussidae are parasitic. Some …

Sawflies are a group (sub-order Symphta) of insects in the same order as the bees, ants and wasps (Hymenoptera) that feed on plants. These insects can be distinguished from most other hymenopterans by their broad waist, unlike the narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen of a wasp, and by their caterpillar-like larvae.

Many sawflies are plant pests that cause noticeable-to-destructive loss of plant foliage. Sawflies often feed in groups and can quickly defoliate portions of their host plant.

2024年10月17日 · Sawflies look like caterpillars but they are a different type of insect. Sawflies are related to bees, wasps, and ants (in the order Hymenoptera). They go through four stages in their life cycle – egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The larvae look similar to caterpillars or, in some cases, tiny worms.