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Zig-zag sawfly

Aproceros leucopoda Takeuchi, 1939

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The zig-zag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) is a species in the family Argidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the zig-zag 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 zig-zag sawfly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the zig-zag sawfly as introduced in 10 countries, and flagged as invasive in 4 of them.

  1. Franceinvasive
  2. Italyinvasive
  3. Russiainvasive
  4. Sloveniainvasive
  5. Belgium
  6. Croatia
  7. Estonia
  8. Poland
  9. Romania
  10. Slovakia

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 zig-zag 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 zig-zag sawfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyArgidae
  6. genusAproceros
  7. SpeciesAproceros leucopoda Takeuchi, 1939
Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Elm zigzag sawflyEnglish
  • Zig-zag elm sawflyEnglish
  • Zigzag elm FusehornEnglish
  • ZigzagbladhvepsDanish
  • Zickzack-BlattwespeGerman
  • jalavanhankapistiäinenFinnish
  • Tenthrède en zizag de l'ormeFrench
  • Brijestova osa listaricaCroatian
  • Kanyargós szillevéldarázsHungarian
  • ニレクワガタハバチJapanese
  • IepenzigzagbladwespDutch
  • Wężowgryzek wiązowyPolish
  • Viespea neagra a ulmuluiRomanian
  • Ильмовый пилильщик-зигзагRussian
  • Japanische UlmenblattwespeGerman
  • Zickzack-UlmenblattwespeGerman
  • Tenthrède en zigzag de l'ormeFrench
  • Tenthrède zigzag de l’OrmeFrench
  • восточноазиатского ильмового пилильщикаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zig-zag sawfly

Other species in the same family Argidae.

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Common questions

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Is the zig-zag sawfly an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the zig-zag sawfly as invasive in 4 countries: France, Italy, Russia and Slovenia. It lists it as introduced in 10 in all.

What kind of animal is the zig-zag sawfly?

The zig-zag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) belongs to the family Argidae 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). Zig-zag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zig-zag-sawfly

MLA

“Zig-zag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zig-zag-sawfly.

BibTeX
@misc{zig_zag_sawfly_2026,
  title = {Zig-zag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zig-zag-sawfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}