''Pristiphora'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
sawfly
Sawflies are the insects of 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 ...
in the family
Tenthredinidae
Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, divided into 430 genera. Larvae are herbivores and typically feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem ...
. Some of its species, such as the larch sawfly ''
Pristiphora erichsonii
''Pristiphora erichsonii'', the larch sawfly, is a species of sawfly. The adult sawfly resembles a black wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; thi ...
'', eat the leaves of economically valuable trees and shrubs, and can be serious pests.
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See also
* List of ''Pristiphora'' species
References
External links
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Agricultural pest insects
Tenthredinidae
Sawfly genera
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