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Pine false webworm

Acantholyda erythrocephala (Linnaeus)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The pine false webworm (Acantholyda erythrocephala) is a species in the family Pamphiliidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the pine false webworm

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 pine false webworm live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pine false webworm 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 pine false webworm 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 pine false webworm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyPamphiliidae
  6. genusAcantholyda
  7. SpeciesAcantholyda erythrocephala (Linnaeus)

Synonyms Acantholyda erythrocephala var. vittata, Lyda erythrocephala, Tenthredo erythrocephala

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Red-headed pine sawflyEnglish
  • Red-headed pine spinnerEnglish
  • ploskohřbetka borováCzech
  • Rødhovedet fyrrespindehvepsDanish
  • Stahlblaue Kiefernschonungs-GespinstblattwespeGerman
  • pulskakudospistiäinenFinnish
  • Lyda à tête rougeFrench
  • barnafejű szövődarázsHungarian
  • Raudongalvis Pjūklelis AudėjasLithuanian
  • furuspinnvepsNorwegian Bokmål
  • Staalblauwe spinselbladwespDutch
  • Osnuja czerwonogłowaPolish
  • Ткач красноголовыйRussian
  • ploskanka červenohlaváSlovak
  • blå tallspinnarstekelSwedish
  • pamphile introduit du pinFrench
  • Пилильщик-ткач общественныйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pine false webworm

Other species in the same genus Acantholyda.

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Common questions

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Is the pine false webworm an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pine false webworm 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 pine false webworm?

The pine false webworm (Acantholyda erythrocephala) belongs to the family Pamphiliidae 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). Pine false webworm (Acantholyda erythrocephala). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pine-false-webworm

MLA

“Pine false webworm (Acantholyda erythrocephala).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pine-false-webworm.

BibTeX
@misc{pine_false_webworm_2026,
  title = {Pine false webworm (Acantholyda erythrocephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pine-false-webworm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}