Xyela alpigena

Xyela alpigena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Xyelidae
Genus:	Xyela
Species:	X. alpigena
Binomial name
	Xyela alpigena; Strobl, 1895
Synonyms
	Pinicola alpigena Strobl, 1895; Xyela brunneiceps Rohwer, 1913; Xyela kamtshatica Gussakovskij, 1931; Xyela middlekauffi Burdick, 1961;

Xyela alpigena is a species of sawfly in the genus Xyela and is endemic to North America. It can be found from Quebec to Maryland and Maine, and west to Utah and New Mexico. The host plant for the larvae is Pinus strobus.^[1]

References

^ Smith, David R. (1979). "Xyelidae". Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico – Vol. 1 – Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 8.

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[Smith-1] Smith, David R. (1979). "Xyelidae". Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico – Vol. 1 – Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 8.

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