Nematus leucotrochus

Pale-spotted gooseberry sawfly
Larva on gooseberry leaf
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Subfamily: Tenthredininae
Genus: Nematus
Species: N. leucotrochus
Binomial name
Nematus leucotrochus
Hartig

Nematus leucotrochus is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae, known as the pale-spotted gooseberry sawfly. Widespread throughout central and northern Europe, this insect is best known as a pest of gooseberries. The larvae feed on the foliage of the plant, defoliating it. Unlike Nematus ribesii, the common gooseberry sawfly, the species has a single brood. Adults appear in early May and larvae in May and June.[1]

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References

  1. Alford, David V. (2014), "Nematus leucotrochus Hartig", Pests of Fruit Crops: a Colour Handbook (2nd ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, ISBN 978-1-4822-5420-4, retrieved 2016-12-03


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