Diprion similis (Hartig, 1836)

white, introduced, pine sawfly

on Pinus

Diprion similis: larva on Pinus spec.

Pinus spec., Belgium, prov. prov. Namur, Doische, Matagne-la-Grande, 1.x.2014 © Stéphane Claerebout

Diprion similis: larva on Pinus spec.

larva, dorsal

Diprion similis: larva on Pinus spec.

frontal

parasite

Larvae free on the needles.

host plants

Pinaceae, monophagous

Pinus banksiana, cembra, mugo, nigra, strobus, sylvestris.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Diprion simile.

larva

Picture in Žikić ao.

parasitoids, predators

Dahlbominus fuscipennis.

references

Bouček (1959a), Hoop (1983a), Looney, Smith, Collman, ao (2016a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Schedl (1975a, 1976a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a), Žikić, Milošević, Stanković, ao (2019a).