Multi-year-cycle

Guides

• Acantholyda

  web-spinning sawflies, pine sawflies

  Acantholyda is a genus of web-spinning sawflies in the family Pamphiliidae, distributed across Europe, Asia, and North America. Species are associated with coniferous hosts, particularly Pinus and Cedrus. Several species are significant forest pests capable of causing extensive defoliation during outbreaks. Larvae construct silken webs and may enter extended diapause in soil.

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