Diprioninae

Guides

• Neodiprion abbotii

  Neodiprion abbotii is a conifer sawfly species in the family Diprionidae. As a member of the Diprioninae subfamily, it belongs to a group of primitive Hymenoptera that are among the few folivores capable of feeding on conifer needles. Adults are small, stingless wasps with a saw-like ovipositor used to insert eggs into conifer foliage. Larvae are caterpillar-like but possess more pairs of prolegs than Lepidoptera larvae and lack crochets.

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• Neodiprion hetricki

  Neodiprion hetricki is a species of conifer sawfly in the family Diprionidae, described by Ross in 1955. Like other members of the genus Neodiprion, it is a folivore specialized on conifer needles. The species is part of a diverse sawfly 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 congeners such as N. lecontei.

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• Neodiprion taedae

  Neodiprion taedae is a conifer sawfly species in the family Diprionidae, described by Ross in 1955. Like other members of the genus Neodiprion, it is a folivorous herbivore whose larvae feed on pine needles. The species is part of a diverse assemblage of conifer sawflies in eastern North America, where outbreaks can cause significant defoliation of pine forests. It is one of approximately 25 Neodiprion species documented in eastern U.S. forests.

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