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.

Sawflies are common in the landscape, feeding on many trees and shrubs. Sawfly larvae resembles butterfly and moth caterpillars so accurate identification is important. Sawfly damage can affect the appearance of trees or shrubs but usually does not affect plant health. Sawflies are related to wasps and bees.

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 her to cut into stems or foliage and deposit her eggs. People unfamiliar with sawflies may mistake this feature for a stinger, but there's no cause for concern.

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.

Sawflies are a group of insects belonging to the order Hymenoptera, including bees, ants, and wasps. Despite their name, sawflies are not flies; their name derives from the saw-like ovipositor females use to cut into plant tissues to lay their eggs.

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.

Sawflies are members of the insect order Hymenoptera that includes ants, wasps, and bees. Sawfly adults are wasp-like and have a saw-like tube which is used to incise holes in plant tissue for depositing eggs.

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.

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.

These wasps (Hymenoptera) are named for the adult female’s sawlike, abdominal appendage for insert­ing eggs into plant tissue. Sawflies vary greatly in feeding habits. Willow gall sawflies feed inside tissues and cause the host to develop colorful swellings.