Peach Slug Sawfly vs Asian Marauder Army Ant

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Peach Slug Sawfly Asian Marauder Army Ant
Scientific Name Caliroa annulipes Dorylus laevigatus
Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Family Tenthredinidae Formicidae
Size 4-6 mm 2-10 mm
Habitat Orchards Forests
Diet Fruit Feeders Omnivores
Regions Europe Southeast Asia, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Peach Slug Sawfly

A small, shiny black sawfly whose slug-like larvae feed on the upper leaf surface of various fruit trees, including peach, cherry, and hawthorn.

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Did You Know?

Unlike the closely related pear slug, this species feeds primarily from the upper leaf surface rather than the lower surface.

Asian Marauder Army Ant

A subterranean army ant of Southeast Asian forests that raids termite nests through underground tunnels. It is one of the few Dorylus species found in Asia.

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Did You Know?

It represents an ancient Asian lineage of driver ants, showing that Dorylus once had a much wider range than Africa.