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Neodiprion sertifer larvae on a pine in Dordogne France | |
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Species: | N. sertifer
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Neodiprion sertifer (Geoffroy) 1785
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The redheaded pine sawfly, European pine sawfly or Neodiprion sertifer, is a sawfly species in the genus Neodiprion. Native to Europe, it was accidentally introduced to North America in 1925, where it has established itself as a commercial pest.[1]
The larvae of Exhyalanthrax afer feed on N. sertifer cocoons.