Xyela alpigena

Xyela alpigena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Xyelidae
Genus:	Xyela
Species:	X. alpigena
Binomial name
	Xyela alpigena; Strobl, 1895
Synonyms
	Pinicola alpigena Strobl, 1895; Xyela brunneiceps Rohwer, 1913; Xyela kamtshaticaGussakovskij, 1931; Xyela middlekauffiBurdick, 1961;

Last updated September 24, 2025

Xyela alpigena is a species of sawfly in the genus Xyela. The host plant for the larvae is Pinus strobus .^[1] It can be found in North America and Europe.^[2]

Distribution

Recorded from northeastern North America (Québec, Ontario, New York), south to Maryland, west through the Midwest to Illinois, with occurrence in Colorado and Europe.^[2]

References

↑ Smith, David R. (1979). "Xyelidae". Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico – Vol. 1 – Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 8.
1 2 Krombein, Karl V.; Burks, B. D. (1967). Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico : synoptic catalog, second supplement. Washington, D.C: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

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[Smith-1] Smith, David R. (1979). "Xyelidae". Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico – Vol. 1 – Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 8.

[:0-2] 1 2 Krombein, Karl V.; Burks, B. D. (1967). Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico : synoptic catalog, second supplement. Washington, D.C: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

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