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Larch sawfly

Pristiphora erichsonii (Hartig)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The larch sawfly (Pristiphora erichsonii) is a species in the family Tenthredinidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the larch sawfly

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 larch sawfly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the larch sawfly as introduced in 5 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Canadainvasive
  2. Netherlandsinvasive
  3. Estonia
  4. Japan
  5. 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 larch sawfly 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 larch sawfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyTenthredinidae
  6. genusPristiphora
  7. SpeciesPristiphora erichsonii (Hartig)

Synonyms Lygaeotus erichsonii, Nematus erichsonii, Nematus leachii, Nematus notabilis

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Erichson’s larch sawyerEnglish
  • Stor lærkebladhvepsDanish
  • Große LärchenblattwespeGerman
  • isolehtikuusipistiäinenFinnish
  • tenthrède du mélèzeFrench
  • stor lerkebladvepsNorwegian Bokmål
  • KoloniebladwespDutch
  • Пилильщик лиственничный зелёныйRussian
  • piliarka veľkáSlovak
  • stor lärkstekelSwedish
  • lehtikuusivarpiainenFinnish
  • Tenthrède européenne du mélèzeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the larch sawfly

Other species in the same genus Pristiphora.

Poplar sawyer

Pristiphora conjugata

TenthredinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the larch sawfly an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the larch sawfly as invasive in 2 countries: Canada and Netherlands. It lists it as introduced in 5 in all.

What kind of animal is the larch sawfly?

The larch sawfly (Pristiphora erichsonii) 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). Larch sawfly (Pristiphora erichsonii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-sawfly

MLA

“Larch sawfly (Pristiphora erichsonii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-sawfly.

BibTeX
@misc{larch_sawfly_2026,
  title = {Larch sawfly (Pristiphora erichsonii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-sawfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}