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The iris sawfly (Rhadinoceraea micans) is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae. [2] Native to Europe, the larvae—more often noticed than the adults—can occur in large numbers causing damage to garden plants such as the yellow iris or flag, Iris pseudacorus .
The larva is a caterpillar-like grub with a brown head and white body, growing to about 10 mm (0.4 in) when fully developed. [2] It can be distinguished from the codling moth ( Cydia pomonella ) larva by being creamy-white, with seven pairs of abdominal legs, while the latter is pinkish-white and has five pairs.
Xenapates larvae and pupae. Tenthredinidae is the largest family of sawflies, with well over 7,500 species worldwide, [2] divided into 430 genera. Larvae are herbivores and typically feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem borers, or gall makers.
The pine sawfly Diprion pini is a serious pest of forestry. Caterpillar-like larvae of Iris sawfly on yellow flag, showing damage to host plant. Sawflies are major economic pests of forestry. Species in the Diprionidae, such as the pine sawflies, Diprion pini and Neodiprion sertifer, cause serious damage to pines in regions such as Scandinavia.
Caenolyda reticulata. The Pamphilioidea are a small superfamily within the Symphyta (the sawflies), containing some 250 living species restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia and North America.
Monostegia is a genus of sawfly. The authority is based on the description by Achille Costa and Oronzio Costa , [ 3 ] although earlier work grants this to Fabricius 1798., [ 4 ] though the most common species, M. abdominalis , bears the authority of Fabricius.
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Pristiphora erichsonii, the larch sawfly, is a species of sawfly. The adult sawfly resembles a black wasp, is about ½ inch in length with a thick waist and has brown to orangish markings on the abdomen. Larvae have black heads, gray-green bodies with white undersides, and are about 15–18 mm long when full grown.