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Typical Sawflies
Tenthredinoidea
The Tenthredinoidea are the dominant superfamily of sawflies within the Symphyta, containing some 7000 species worldwide, primarily in the family Tenthredinidae. All known larvae are phytophagous, and a number are considered pests.
8 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Common Sawflies
familyTenthredinidae
Argid Sawflies
familyArgidae
Club-horned Sawflies
familyCimbicidae
Pergid Sawflies
familyPergidae
Conifer Sawflies
familyDiprionidae
Zenargidae
familyZenargidae
Shorthorn Sawflies
familyHeptamelidae
Fern-borer Sawflies
familyBlasticotomidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49452.