Caliroa dionae

Caliroa dionae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Tenthredinidae
Genus: Caliroa
Species:
C. dionae
Binomial name
Caliroa dionae
Smith and Moissan-De Serres 2017[1]

Caliroa dionae is a sawfly whose larvae eat the leaves of the blueberry plant. It was first discovered near Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.[1]

It is the first Caliroa in North America found to eat blueberry plants.

References

  1. ^ a b Smith, David R.; Moissan-De Serres, Joseph (October 2017). "A New North American Caliroa (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) on Vaccinium corymbosum L. (Ericaceae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119 (4): 637–640. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.4.637. ISSN 0013-8797.


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