Hymenoptera
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Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of
Hymenoptera
Bombus muscorum drinking nectar with its long proboscis
Symphyta, without a waist: the sawfly Arge pagana
Apocrita, with narrow waist: the wasp Vespula germanica
Sawfly
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Sawflies are wasp-like insects that are in the suborder Symphyta within the order Hymenoptera. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which females use to cut into the p
Hymenoptera
…Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are…
XN Tenthredo mesomela
Larvae of Nematus septentrionalis
Sawfly laying eggs in a plant, using the serrated saw-like ovipositor for which the group is named
Anaxyeloidea: Syntexis libocedrii