Larvae-with-bifurcate-spines

Guides

• Periclista albicollis

  Periclista albicollis is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. The genus Periclista comprises approximately 20 North American species whose larvae feed on oak and hickory. Larvae of Periclista species are distinguished by bifurcate (branched) dorsal processes, which separate them from superficially similar lepidopteran caterpillars. The specific epithet 'albicollis' refers to a white collar marking, though detailed species-level descriptions remain limited in accessible literature.

  sawflyTenthredinidaeoak-feederhickory-feederBlennocampinaePericlistalarvae-with-bifurcate-spineseastern-North-AmericaHymenopteraSymphyta