Eriocampa

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Eriocampa
Butternut woolyworm Eriocampa juglandis (Fitch) UGA1860031.jpg
Eriocampa juglandis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Tribe: Eriocampini
Genus: Eriocampa
Hartig, 1837

Eriocampa is a genus of common sawflies in the family Tenthredinidae. There are about ten described species in Eriocampa. [1] [2]

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Eriocampa ovata, larva Eriocampa ovata (Woolly Alder Sawfly) larva, Arnhem, the Netherlands.jpg
Eriocampa ovata , larva
Eriocampa ovata Eriocampa ovata.jpg
Eriocampa ovata
Woolly Butternut Sawfly (Eriocampa juglandis) larvae Woolly Butternut Sawfly (Eriocampa juglandis) larvae.jpg
Woolly Butternut Sawfly (Eriocampa juglandis) larvae

Seven fossil species are known (see Eriocampa tulameenensis ).

Species

These five extant species belong to the genus Eriocampa:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eriocampa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. "Eriocampa Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide To Insects Of North America. p. 320.

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