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nouninsect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
Definition that contains sawfly
- fenusa pusilla small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
- birch leaf miner small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation