sawfly

Noun
  1. Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant (synset 102221365)
    is a type of: hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
    subtypes: birch leaf miner, fenusa pusilla - small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
    belongs to: family tenthredinidae, tenthredinidae - sawflies

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