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Imported currantworm

Nematus ribesii (Scopoli)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The imported currantworm (Nematus ribesii) is a species in the family Tenthredinidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the imported currantworm

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the imported currantworm live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the imported currantworm as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Iceland
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the imported currantworm endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the imported currantworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyTenthredinidae
  6. genusNematus
  7. SpeciesNematus ribesii (Scopoli)

Synonyms Dolerus dimidiatus, Dolerus trimaculatus, Euura ribesii, Hypolaepus ribesii, Kontuniemiana ribesii, Nematus dimidiatus, Nematus flavipes, Nematus grossulariae, Nematus grossulariatus, Nematus macrocerus, Nematus ribesii, Nematus ribis, Nematus trimaculatus, Nematus ventricosus, Nematus xanthophorus, Pteronidea aceris, Pteronidea equatia, Pteronidea ribesii, Pteronidea ribesii var. feminina, Pteronus arapahonum, Pteronus longicornis, Tenthredo grossulariae, Tenthredo ribesii, Tenthredo ventricosus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Stachelbeer-BlattwespeGerman
  • némate du groseillierFrench
  • stikkelsbærbladvepsNorwegian Bokmål
  • BessenbladwespDutch
  • Gelbe Stachelbeer-BlattwespeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the imported currantworm

Other species in the same genus Nematus.

Umber sawfly

Nematus umbratus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the imported currantworm an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the imported currantworm as introduced in 2 countries: Iceland and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the imported currantworm?

The imported currantworm (Nematus ribesii) belongs to the family Tenthredinidae in the order Hymenoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Imported currantworm (Nematus ribesii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/imported-currantworm

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“Imported currantworm (Nematus ribesii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/imported-currantworm.

BibTeX
@misc{imported_currantworm_2026,
  title = {Imported currantworm (Nematus ribesii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/imported-currantworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}