Sawflies are a group of insects in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera, distinguished from wasps, bees and ants by a broad waist rather than the narrow constriction typical of the rest of the order. The common name refers to the saw-like ovipositor that females of many species use to cut slits into plant tissue in which to lay their eggs, and the caterpillar-like larvae of most species feed externally on leaves, sometimes causing significant damage to trees and crops.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 1 Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceAdult sawflies lack a wasp waist or petiole, with the abdomen and thorax smoothly transitioning between the two 1 Comparison
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1. Wikipedia: Sawfly
Introduction
Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera
Introduction
The primary distinction between sawflies and the Apocrita is that the adult sawflies (the imago) lack a "wasp waist" or petiole; the segments connecting the abdomen and the thorax smoothly transition between the two (leading to their scientific name).
- distributed globally on land, larvae in bark/soil
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Large populations of species such as the pine sawfly can cause substantial damage to economic forestry, while others such as the iris sawfly are major pests in horticulture.
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The great majority of sawflies are herbivorous, though the members of the superfamily Orussoidea are parasitoids.
View the Source2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ615290, descriptionView the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
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Wikidata: Sawfly
- Wikidata Q615290, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Hymenoptera, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q22651 (Hymenoptera)
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lepidoptera
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