Abbott's Pine Sawfly vs Pear Fruit Sawfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Abbott's Pine Sawfly	Pear Fruit Sawfly
Scientific Name	Neodiprion abbotii	Hoplocampa brevis
Order	Hymenoptera	Hymenoptera
Family	Diprionidae	Tenthredinidae
Size	6-8 mm	4-6 mm
Habitat	Forests	Orchards
Diet	Omnivores	Fruit Feeders
Regions	Eastern North America	Europe
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Abbott's Pine Sawfly

A pine sawfly whose distinctively marked larvae have black heads and grayish-green bodies with dark stripes. It feeds on hard pines in eastern North America.

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Did You Know?

This species was named after John Abbott, one of the earliest entomological illustrators in North America, who documented it in the early 1800s.

Pear Fruit Sawfly

A small, dark sawfly that is a pest of pear orchards. Larvae bore into developing pear fruitlets, causing premature fruit drop.

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Did You Know?

Infested young pears often show a distinctive entry hole with wet frass, and a single larva may damage two to three fruits before completing development.