{"id":13739,"date":"2024-07-12T13:27:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=13739"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:08:11","slug":"sawflies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/sawflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: Sawflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id13739_04cf49-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id13739_04cf49-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id13739_04cf49-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:60px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:60px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id13739_04cf49-b4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id13739_04cf49-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id13739_04cf49-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id13739_04cf49-b4 alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column13739_69db80-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column13739_69db80-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column13739_69db80-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column13739_69db80-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column13739_69db80-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column13739_69db80-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column13739_69db80-47{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column13739_69db80-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column13739_69db80-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column13739_69db80-47\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2>Photo Gallery: Sawflies (<span data-huuid=\"5635410768141503339\">suborder Symphyta &#8211; also includes horntails and wood wasps)<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13739 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larvae-MonroeME-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larvae-MonroeME-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dogwood Sawfly Larvae (7\/17\/2020; Monroe, Maine)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larvae-MonroeME-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larvae-MonroeME-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10606'>\n\t\t\t\tDogwood Sawfly Larvae on a dogwood (middle instar stage) (7\/17\/2020) (Photo courtesy of Susan; Monroe, ME) (compare with adjacent photos of the final two instar stages which are very different)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Dogwood-Sawfly-larvae-Naples-ME-082823-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Dogwood-Sawfly-larvae-Naples-ME-082823-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dogwood Sawfly Larvae (nearing the final instar stage) (Naples, ME; 8\/28\/2023) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Dogwood-Sawfly-larvae-Naples-ME-082823-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/08\/Dogwood-Sawfly-larvae-Naples-ME-082823-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13230'>\n\t\t\t\tDogwood Sawfly Larvae (nearing the final instar stage) (Naples, ME; 8\/28\/2023) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/08\/Dogwood-Sawfly-larvae-VLibby.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/08\/Dogwood-Sawfly-larvae-VLibby-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Several Dogwood Sawfly larvae on a dogwood leaf that has been significantly eaten by the larvae; Photo taken August 1st, 2021; Blue Hill, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/08\/Dogwood-Sawfly-larvae-VLibby-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/08\/Dogwood-Sawfly-larvae-VLibby-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11812'>\n\t\t\t\tDogwood Sawfly larvae [Photo courtesy of Val Libby, Blue Hill (Maine) on 1 Aug. 2021]\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larva-080909b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larva-080909b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Last instar stage of a Dogwood Sawfly larva - August 9th, 2009 in Medway, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larva-080909b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larva-080909b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10974'>\n\t\t\t\tFinal larval instar of the Dogwood Sawfly (<i>Macremphytus testaceus<\/i>) (August 9th, 2009; Medway, Maine)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larva-080909.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/12\/Dogwood-Sawfly-Larva-080909-e1697223267409-145x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Last instar stage of a Dogwood Sawfly larva - August 9th, 2009 in Medway, Maine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10972\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10972'>\n\t\t\t\tFinal larval instar of the Dogwood Sawfly (<i>Macremphytus testaceus<\/i>) (August 9th, 2009; Medway, Maine) (Similar to a White Pine Sawfly larva)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Elm-Sawfly-Pittsfield-ME-Late-July-2009b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Elm-Sawfly-Pittsfield-ME-Late-July-2009b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elm Sawfly larva\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Elm-Sawfly-Pittsfield-ME-Late-July-2009b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Elm-Sawfly-Pittsfield-ME-Late-July-2009b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10559'>\n\t\t\t\tElm Sawfly (larval stage) (7\/27\/2009; Pittsfield, ME)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Elm-Sawfly-Pittsfield-ME-Late-July-2009a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Elm-Sawfly-Pittsfield-ME-Late-July-2009a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elm Sawfly larva next to a US nickel\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Elm-Sawfly-Pittsfield-ME-Late-July-2009a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Elm-Sawfly-Pittsfield-ME-Late-July-2009a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10558'>\n\t\t\t\tElm Sawfly (larval stage) (7\/27\/2009; Pittsfield, ME)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/07\/Cimbex-Americana-Sawfly-070120c-e1649885257446-150x119.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elm Sawfly adult, resting on a pea plant\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10566\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10566'>\n\t\t\t\tElm Sawfly adult (resembles a large wasp) (7\/1\/2020; Edgecomb, Maine) (Photo by E. Kerr)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/EAppleSawflyLarva.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/EAppleSawflyLarva-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"images of a European Apple Sawfly larva\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/EAppleSawflyLarva-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/10\/EAppleSawflyLarva-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-473'>\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Apple Sawfly (larvae)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-JFD-01-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-JFD-01-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a European Pine Sawfly larva\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-JFD-01-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-JFD-01-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10821'>\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Pine Sawfly larva\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-JFD-03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-JFD-03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"European pine sawfly larvae feeding on pine needles\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-JFD-03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-JFD-03-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10818'>\n\t\t\t\tEuropean Pine Sawfly larvae\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Maple Wood Wasp (Xiphydria maculata) (Old Town, ME; 7\/12\/2025)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD01-105x106.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD01-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD01-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD01-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15690'>\n\t\t\t\tMaple Wood Wasp (<i>Xiphydria maculata<\/i>) (Old Town, ME; 7\/12\/2025)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Maple Wood Wasp (Xiphydria maculata) (Old Town, ME; 7\/12\/2025)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-105x106.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-317x320.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-423x427.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-634x640.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/Xiphydria-maculata-JFD02.jpg 784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15691'>\n\t\t\t\tMaple Wood Wasp (<i>Xiphydria maculata<\/i>) (Old Town, ME; 7\/12\/2025)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-Cocoons-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-Cocoons-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a pair of European Pine Sawfly cocoons\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-Cocoons-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/European-Pine-Sawfly-Cocoons-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10825'>\n\t\t\t\tTwo European Pine Sawfly cocoons attached to a pine needle\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/IntroducedPineSawfly-071115a.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/IntroducedPineSawfly-071115a-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of an Introduced Pine Sawfly larva on a person&#039;s hand, for scale purposes.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/IntroducedPineSawfly-071115a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/IntroducedPineSawfly-071115a-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5965'>\n\t\t\t\tIntroduced Pine Sawfly larva (July 11, 2015) (central Maine) \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/IntroducedPineSawfly-071115c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/IntroducedPineSawfly-071115c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of an Introduced Pine Sawfly (July, 2015)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/IntroducedPineSawfly-071115c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2015\/07\/IntroducedPineSawfly-071115c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5963'>\n\t\t\t\tIntroduced Pine Sawfly larva (July, 2015)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Introduced-Pine-Sawly-empty-pupal-case-JCappello-083124.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Introduced-Pine-Sawly-empty-pupal-case-JCappello-083124-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Empty pupal case from an Introduced Pine Sawfly (8\/31\/2024; Gray, ME) (Photo courtesy of Jenni Cappello)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Introduced-Pine-Sawly-empty-pupal-case-JCappello-083124-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/Introduced-Pine-Sawly-empty-pupal-case-JCappello-083124-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13852'>\n\t\t\t\tEmpty pupal case from an Introduced Pine Sawfly (8\/31\/2024; Gray, ME) (Photo courtesy of Jenni Cappello)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520b-Diprion-similis-e1649875996864-150x125.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Introduced Pine Sawfly adult - Diprion similis - beside a US penny (April 15th, 2020)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10402\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10402'>\n\t\t\t\tIntroduced Pine Sawfly adult (Etna, ME; 4\/15\/2020)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520-Diprion-similis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520-Diprion-similis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Introduced Pine Sawfly adult - Diprion similis - beside a US penny (April 15th, 2020)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520-Diprion-similis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/04\/IntroducedPineSawfly-041520-Diprion-similis-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10401'>\n\t\t\t\tIntroduced Pine Sawfly adult (Etna, ME; 4\/15\/2020)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Tenthredo-grandis-sawfly-071125-DMcCormick.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Tenthredo-grandis-sawfly-071125-DMcCormick-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a sawfly larva with no common name; Latin name is Tenthredo grandis (Bangor, ME; 7\/10\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Dori McCormick)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Tenthredo-grandis-sawfly-071125-DMcCormick-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Tenthredo-grandis-sawfly-071125-DMcCormick-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Tenthredo-grandis-sawfly-071125-DMcCormick-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Tenthredo-grandis-sawfly-071125-DMcCormick-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Tenthredo-grandis-sawfly-071125-DMcCormick-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15568'>\n\t\t\t\t<i>Tenthredo grandis<\/i> (Bangor, ME; 7\/10\/2025) (Photo courtesy of Dori McCormick)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/White-Pine-Sawfly-larvae-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/White-Pine-Sawfly-larvae-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a pair of White Pine Sawfly larvae\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/White-Pine-Sawfly-larvae-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/White-Pine-Sawfly-larvae-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10848'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Pine Sawfly larvae\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/White-Pine-Sawfly-larva-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/White-Pine-Sawfly-larva-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a White Pine Sawfly larva\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/White-Pine-Sawfly-larva-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/11\/White-Pine-Sawfly-larva-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10849'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Pine Sawfly larva\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Sawflies belong to the insect Order Hymenoptera, making them relatives of ants, bees, and wasps. They are sometimes referred to as &#8220;plant wasps&#8221; and even more often as \u201cstingless wasps\u201d since they highly resemble wasps but do not sting.&nbsp;Sawflies undergo complete metamorphosis, meaning they have four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The adult females are characterized by a saw-like appendage called an ovipositor, which they use to cut or &#8216;saw&#8217; into plants when laying their eggs. This is how they get their common name. Sawfly adults generally have a broad connection between their thorax and abdomen, unlike the narrow waist found in other types of wasps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The larvae of sawflies are often mistaken for caterpillars due to their similar appearance and plant-eating habits. However, there are key differences that can help distinguish them: Sawfly larvae typically have six or more pairs of fleshy prolegs on their abdomen, while caterpillars have five pairs or fewer. They are also hairless, have really tiny dot-like eyes on a shiny, smooth, button-like head, and many species exhibit a common behavior of frequently curling their posterior end downwards just a little, especially when they&#8217;re disturbed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column13739_b01b0f-2b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3>Additional Photos and Information:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hort.extension.wisc.edu\/articles\/sawflies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sawflies<\/a><\/strong> (Univ. of Wisconsin Extension) | <strong><em>See also<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/yard-and-garden-insects\/sawflies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sawflies<\/strong><\/a> (UMN Extension)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/70875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Birch Sawfly<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/elm-sawfly\/\"><strong>Elm Sawfly<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hortnews.extension.iastate.edu\/2009\/8-12\/sawfly.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dogwood Sawfly<\/strong><\/a> (Iowa State Univ Extension) (additional images, including the adult stage: <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/303138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BugGuide.net<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/13654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dusky Birch Sawfly<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/european-apple-sawfly\/\"><strong>European Apple Sawfly<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/european-pine-sawfly\/\"><strong>European Pine Sawfly<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/horntails\/\"><strong>Horntails<\/strong><\/a> (Family Siricidae)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/introduced-pine-sawfly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Introduced Pine Sawfly<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/44914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maple Wood Wasp<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Species\" href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/64350\"><strong>Red-headed Pine Sawfly<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/314104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><i>Sphacophilus cellularis<\/i><\/strong><\/a><i> <\/i>(hosts: plants in the <span class=\"BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">Convolvulaceae family; bindweed\/morning glory)<\/span><\/span><i> <\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/77463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Striped Alder Sawfly<\/strong><\/a> (hosts include red alder, paper birch and willow)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/302925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Tenthredo grandis<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (hosts are turtleheads\/<em>Chelone<\/em>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/white-pine-sawfly\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>White Pine Sawfly<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/246284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Yellow-headed Spruce Sawfly<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Gallery: Sawflies (suborder Symphyta &#8211; also includes horntails and wood wasps) Sawflies belong to the insect Order Hymenoptera, making them relatives of ants, bees, and wasps. 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