Neodiprion hetricki
Ross, 1955
Neodiprion hetricki is a of in the , described by Ross in 1955. Like other members of the Neodiprion, it is a folivore specialized on conifer needles. The species is part of a diverse fauna in eastern North America that includes at least 25 conifer-feeding species. Specific biological details for N. hetricki remain poorly documented compared to better-studied such as N. lecontei.
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How to pronounce Neodiprion hetricki: //niːoʊˈdɪpriən ˈhɛtrɪkaɪ//
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Taxonomic note
The epithet 'hetricki' honors someone, likely a or colleague of Ross, though the etymology is not explicitly documented in the provided sources.
Data availability
As of the sources provided, N. hetricki has only 8 observations on iNaturalist and lacks a Wikipedia entry, indicating it is among the less documented Neodiprion .