Insects › Conifer Sawflies
Introduced Pine Sawfly
Diprion similis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European Pine SawflyNeodiprion sertifer
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Brown-hooded OwletCucullia convexipennis
Zebra Caterpillar MothMelanchra picta
Clouded MagpieAbraxas sylvata
Pine SawflyDiprion pini
White-lined SphinxHyles lineata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,130 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 2,363 |
| Ontario | 1,894 |
| Alaska | 777 |
| New York | 700 |
| Maine | 534 |
| Quebec | 494 |
| New Hampshire | 248 |
| Michigan | 206 |
| Vermont | 180 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Conifer Sawflies · Diprionidae |
| Genus | Diprion |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Introduced Pine Sawfly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.