Neodiprion abietis

TaxID: 441913

Basic Information

Neodiprion abietis

Spruce Sawfly, balsam fir sawfly

Neodiprion abietis, commonly known as the balsam fir sawfly, is a species of insect in the family Diprionidae. It is found in North America from Canada to northern Mexico and is phytophagous, feeding on the needles of coniferous trees.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hymenoptera

Diprionidae

Neodiprion

abietis

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Neodiprion abietis
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(c) Ken Allison@BY-NC
Neodiprion abietis
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(c) Ana RM@BY-NC
Neodiprion abietis
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(c) Ken Allison@BY-NC
Neodiprion abietis
c
(c) Ana RM@BY-NC
Neodiprion abietis
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(c) Alejandro Gómez Nísino@BY-NC-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (16 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Abies amabilis Host
Abies balsamea Host
Abies concolor Host
Abies grandis Host
Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa Host
Abies magnifica Host
Picea engelmannii Host
Picea glauca Host
Picea mariana Host
Picea sitchensis Host
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Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United Kingdom A1 list 2025
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (5 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

4
Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Canada Present
Mexico Present —
Netherlands Absent —
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Present —
United States of America Present

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (11 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
PNWHM107-13 BOLD:ACJ5807 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-06-15 45.21, -123.199
GBAH3480-08 - COI-5P 543 - - -
GBAH3451-08 - COI-5P 543 - - -
GBAH3448-08 - COI-5P 543 - - -
GBAH3401-08 - COI-5P 543 - - -
GBAH3392-08 - COI-5P 543 - - -
GBAH3391-08 - COI-5P 543 - - -
GBAH2316-07 - COI-5P 558 - - -
CNGMG1222-14 BOLD:ACL3796 COI-5P 603 Canada 2013-08-06 49.5686, -57.8302
CNGME083-14 BOLD:ACL3796 COI-5P 658 Canada 2013-07-09 49.5686, -57.8302
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Literature