sawfly

English - Turkish

Definition of sawfly in English Turkish dictionary

yaprakarısı

{i} yaprak arısı

testere sinek

{i} testere sineği

ağaçkesen

Related Terms

beet sawfly

panear yaprakarısı

turnip sawfly

şalgam yaprakarısı

English - English

Definition of sawfly in English English dictionary

Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs

{n} a genus of flies with a serrated mouth

insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidæ

The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs

The larvæ resemble those of Lepidoptera

Any of numerous, widely distributed insect species in five families (superfamily Tenthredinoidea, order Hymenoptera). Typical sawflies (family Tenthredinidae) are often brightly coloured and are commonly found on flowers; the North American pear slug eats pear, cherry, and plum leaves. The larvae of many species in the other four families also damage trees. Argid sawflies (family Argidae) feed on rose bushes and willow, oak, and birch trees. The North American elm sawfly (family Cimbicidae) feeds on elm and willow. The North American conifer sawflies (family Diprionidae) are common, sometimes serious pests of coniferous trees. The pergid sawflies (family Pergidae) consist of a single genus in South America and Australia

{i} insect whose female has a saw-like egg-laying organ

Related Terms

sawflies

tenthredinidae

wheat sawfly

A small European sawfly (Cephus pygmæus) whose larva does great injury to wheat by boring in the stalks

wheat sawfly

Pachynematus extensicornis, whose larvæ feed chiefly on the blades of wheat; called also grass sawfly

wheat sawfly

arvensis, whose larvæ injure the stems or heads of wheat

wheat sawfly

sericeus and D

wheat sawfly

Any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus, as D

Hyphenation

saw·fly