Caliroa quercuscoccineae explained

Caliroa quercuscoccineae, the scarlet oak sawfly or slug oak sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae.^[1]

Ecology

Larvae feed on a wide range of oaks, including pin, black, red, and white oaks, as well as its namesake scarlet oak.^{[2] [3]}

Range

This sawfly is a pest of oaks, and has been reported from Massachusetts through North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scarlet Oak Sawfly (Caliroa quercuscoccineae). iNaturalist.
2. Web site: Boggs. Joe. Caliroa quercuscoccineae Be Alert for Scarlet Oak Sawfly. June 6, 2019. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION. Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine.
3. Nordin. G. L.. Johnson. E. L.. 1983. Biology of Caliroa Quercuscoccineae (Dyar) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in Central Kentucky I. Observations on the Taxonomy of Principal Life Stages.. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 56. 3. 305–314.
4. Web site: Caliroa quercuscoccinae. 2 February 2010. University of Georgia.. Bugwoodwiki.