Xyela minor

Xyela minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Xyelidae
Genus:	Xyela
Species:	X. minor
Binomial name
Xyela minor Norton, 1869
Synonyms
Xyela luteopictaCockerell, 1902 Xyela alni Rohwer, 1913 Xyela winnemanaeRohwer, 1913 Xyela erransRohwer, 1913 Xyela dissimilisRohwer, 1913 Xyela nevadensisRohwer, 1913 Xyela coloradensisRohwer, 1913

Xyela minor is a species of sawfly in the family Xyelidae. ^[1] It is endemic to North America where it can be found from Quebec to Florida, and west to British Columbia and California. The larvae have widespread hosts, including: Pinus coulteri (Coulter pine), P. elliottii (slash pine), P. muricata (bishop pine), P. palustris (longleaf pine), P. ponderosa (ponderosa pine), P. sabiniana (gray pine), P. taeda (loblolly pine), and P. virginiana (Virginia pine). ^[2]

References

1. taxonomy. "Taxonomy Browser (Xyela minor)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
2. 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.