Club-horned Sawfly vs Elm Leafminer

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Club-horned Sawfly Elm Leafminer
Scientific Name Abia sericea Fenusa ulmi
Order Hymenoptera Hymenoptera
Family Cimbicidae Tenthredinidae
Size 10-14 mm 2.5-4 mm (adult)
Habitat Hedgerows Woodlands
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Europe, British Isles Europe, North America
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Club-horned Sawfly

A striking metallic green sawfly found across Europe. Adults visit flowers while larvae feed on honeysuckle and scabious. One of the smaller cimbicid sawflies.

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Did You Know?

Adults have distinctive clubbed antennae that distinguish them from other sawflies.

Elm Leafminer

A sawfly whose larvae mine between the upper and lower surfaces of elm leaves. Mines appear as blotchy brown patches on foliage.

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Did You Know?

Each larva creates a single blotch mine that can expand to cover half the leaf.