Xyela minor

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

Family:Xyelidae

Xyela minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Xyelidae
Genus:	Xyela
Species:	X. minor
Binomial name
Xyela minor Norton, 1869
Synonyms
Xyela luteopicta Cockerell, 1902 Xyela alni Rohwer, 1913 Xyela winnemanae Rohwer, 1913 Xyela errans Rohwer, 1913 Xyela dissimilis Rohwer, 1913 Xyela nevadensis Rohwer, 1913 Xyela coloradensis Rohwer, 1913

Xyela minor is a species of sawfly in the family Xyelidae.^[1] It is endemic to North America where it can be found from Quebec to Florida, and west to British Columbia and California. The larvae have widespread hosts, including: Pinus coulteri (Coulter pine), P. elliottii (slash pine), P. muricata (bishop pine), P. palustris (longleaf pine), P. ponderosa (ponderosa pine), P. sabiniana (gray pine), P. taeda (loblolly pine), and P. virginiana (Virginia pine).^[2]