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sawfly
[ saw-flahy ]
noun
plural sawflies.
- any of numerous hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae, the female of which has a sawlike ovipositor for inserting the eggs in the tissues of a host plant.
sawfly
/ ˈɔːˌڱɪ /
noun
- any of various hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae and related families, the females of which have a sawlike ovipositor
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"Also, I could mention sawfly larvae that lived in leaves and created tunnels in them as they ate their way through the thin layer of the leaf interior."
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When it does snow, it melts in a few days, and drought conditions have allowed the hemlock sawfly, which feeds on the foliage, to thrive.
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Eiseman is working on a guide to the larvae of sawflies — the most primitive group of Hymenoptera, the relatives of ants, bees and wasps.
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The Rhyssa hunts the larvae of sawflies hiding under the bark of trees.
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Legions of professional entomologists fret about sawflies, ambrosia beetles, scale insects and leafhoppers.
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