Abbott's Pine Sawfly vs Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Abbott's Pine Sawfly	Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee
Scientific Name	Neodiprion abbotii	Megachile ligniseca
Order	Hymenoptera	Hymenoptera
Family	Diprionidae	Megachilidae
Size	6-8 mm	13-16 mm
Habitat	Forests	Woodlands
Diet	Omnivores	Nectar Feeders
Regions	Eastern North America	Europe, Western Asia
Conservation	Least Concern	Near Threatened

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.

Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee

A large, dark leafcutter bee that nests in rotten wood and dead tree stumps across Europe. Females cut large leaf pieces from roses, birch, and willows.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most leafcutter bees that use pre-existing holes, it chews its own nest cavities directly into soft rotten wood.